seriously delay
Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words
to delay something to a great or severe extent
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Examples (10)
- Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.
- Unforeseen technical issues have seriously delayed the project's completion.
- The legal challenge could seriously delay the implementation of the new policy.
- Any interruption in treatment will seriously delay the patient's recovery.
- A failure to secure funding will seriously delay the company's expansion plans.
- The global shipping crisis is seriously delaying the delivery of essential goods.
- Bureaucratic red tape has seriously delayed the decision on the infrastructure bill.
- Changing the specifications now would seriously delay the entire production schedule.
- Bad weather has seriously delayed the construction of the new bridge.
- The author's illness might seriously delay the publication of her much-anticipated novel.