considerable delay
Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words
a significant or large delay
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Examples (10)
- After a considerable delay, the government has agreed to accept the recommendations.
- The project faced a considerable delay due to unforeseen supply chain issues.
- We experienced a considerable delay at the airport because of bad weather.
- There was a considerable delay in receiving his response, which made us anxious.
- A considerable delay in diagnosis can worsen the patient's prognosis.
- If we don't start now, we will cause a considerable delay to the entire schedule.
- The court case was postponed after a considerable delay caused by new evidence emerging.
- Your package is facing a considerable delay; we apologize for the inconvenience.
- Was there a considerable delay before the emergency services arrived?
- The renovation suffered considerable delays, pushing the opening back by months.