Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with delay in American Collocation
delay
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈleɪ/
a lot
badly
considerably
seriously
severely
significantly
substantially
The plane we were on was badly delayed by fog.
Significantly delaying the treatment of heat stroke can increase the risk of long-term consequences.
unnecessarily or unreasonably
unduly
unnecessarily
unreasonably
Let us know your plans as soon as possible so that work is not unnecessarily delayed.
slightly
slightly
somewhat
Nicolette arrived safe and sound, if slightly delayed.
for ever/not for ever
indefinitely
temporarily
Plans to install Digital TV in the Grad room have been temporarily delayed.
when you cannot do anything about it
unavoidably
If you are unavoidably delayed, please try to contact the school.
deliberately
deliberately
They deliberately delayed the conclusion of their work to take into account the findings of a new market research project.