unnecessary delay
Frequency: 7.09.1 per million words
a delay that could have been avoided
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Examples (10)
- The client is complaining about the unnecessary delay in receiving the report.
- We must work efficiently to avoid any unnecessary delay in the project's completion.
- There was an unnecessary delay in the ambulance's arrival, which had serious consequences.
- If you had booked the tickets earlier, we could have prevented this unnecessary delay.
- Please process this request immediately; any unnecessary delay will not be tolerated.
- The system update caused an unnecessary delay for all users trying to log in.
- Why was there an unnecessary delay in notifying the families?
- His lawyer argued that the trial was marred by unnecessary delays from the prosecution.
- Streamlining our internal processes will help eliminate unnecessary delays in decision-making.
- The government apologized for the unnecessary delay in distributing financial aid.