Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Delay, the meaning and synonyms like wait or check.
Delay meaning
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
Example sentences (20)
After a two-hour delay, Wednesday’s Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park was wiped out by rain before it ever began.
A judge on Friday night had denied a request from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay to the release.
After O’Brien tied it up at 5:08, Keller was penalized for delay of game at 6:06 after putting the puck out of play.
After a lengthy delay, the latest news regarding the medical drama is that season 7 has officially set a premiere date.
Amy married her professional dance partner Ben Jones last year, following a two-year delay due to the pandemic.
Amber Delay O’Connor, who joined our team in February as a reporter, was promoted to assistant editor in June.
After a lengthy delay caused by several factors, the roadblocks were cleared and a date set for the signing.
Ali said: “I have made it clear that it is unacceptable to have a delay in the submission of the report.
A detailed audit of the LNG import project to assess the reasons for the delay and propose measures to expedite its completion.
After a lengthy delay to the game, Doak was helped back to his feet as he walked off the field of play.
Any delay or denial in regulatory approvals can adversely affect the company's commercial prospects.
And some think it would be best for the governor to delay endorsing until much later in the game.
Alternatively, a delay in holding areferendum this fall would likely lead to an additional $5-11M in cost increases to the school project.
Group delay in audio Group delay has some importance in the audio field and especially in the sound reproduction field.
A recent release date delay has set up June 6 as one to watch for fans of the horror genre.
Others suggested China might delay answering the phone in a time-sensitive situation to delay a US reaction to something.
A drawback is that the two-way propagation delay must be measured and used to calculate a delay correction.
Any changes now from what the governor’s office has determined will delay the poll and delay the ultimate decision, he said.
The breakdown caused an 11-hour delay — a delay that likely saved the ship and passengers from a disaster.
In the consequence of the delay, Nandlall wrote to the GGA’s Chairman Roysdale Forde, enquiring of the reason for the delay.
Common combinations with delay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- delay in 43×
- the delay 42×
- to delay 23×
- delay the 20×
- delay to 13×
- of delay 11×
- and delay 10×
- delay is 10×
- delay of 9×
- delay and 8×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word delay. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.