Collocations for "delaying"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "delaying" in context.
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delay
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- [a significant, an unexpected, a severe] delay
- an [unreasonable, acceptable] delay
- weather-related delays
- [a travel, an arrival] delay
- was a delay in the [delivery, production, completion] of
- was a delay in [delivering] (the order)
- caused a delay
- was the cause of the delay
- the delay caused (by)
- is responsible for the delay
- [expect, anticipate] a delay
- [expect] further delays
- [further, severe] delays are [expected]
- a delay which resulted in
- sorry for the delay
- delays and [setbacks, disruption]
- a delay of [five minutes]
- an estimated delay of [five minutes]
- [began, resumed] after a short delay
- [do, finish] it without delay!
- a delay [effect, pedal]
- delay [delivery, shipping, shipment]
- [delivery, shipping, shipment] was delayed
- the [flight, train, bus, conference] was delayed
- delay it for [one hour]
- delay the game
- [the game, departure] was delayed for [one hour]
- a [fault, storm, drunk passenger] delayed the [flight]
- delayed by [10 minutes]
- we were delayed by [heavy traffic, fog]
- we were (unavoidably) delayed
- delayed to allow for (injuries)
- delay (the progression of) the [disease, illness]
- delayed [opening, answering, holding]
- (cannot) delay the inevitable
- delay your actions until
'delaying' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):