delaying (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ.ɪŋ/
Definition
Making something happen later than it was planned or expected.
Examples
They are delaying the decision until they have more information.
The bad weather is delaying the construction project.
He was accused of delaying the legal proceedings.
How to Use delaying
- delay in (prepositional phrase)
- To be late in doing something. — "There was a slight delay in the delivery of the package."
- delay until (prepositional phrase)
- To postpone something until a specific time or event. — "We decided to delay the meeting until next week."
- delay by (prepositional phrase)
- To cause a delay of a certain amount of time. — "The train was delayed by an hour due to signal failures."
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