After several delays, the plane finally left.
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Delays
Synonyms for "delays" (18 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (9)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
sporadic interruptions
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More general
10 entriesaction verbeventhindrancelatencyobstructionoccurrencephenomenontemporal lagtime intervaltransitive verb
More specific
13 entriesadministrative delaybureaucratic delaydeferraldelivery delayholdupnetwork delaypostponementprocessing delayproduction delayqueuing delayregulatory delayshort delaytransmission delay
Collocations
11 entriesadministrative delaycause delaysdelivery delayprocessing delaysproduction delayspublication delayscheduling delayssignificant delaystraffic delaystravel delaysunavoidable delays
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
We must allow for some delays.
Source: tatoeba (263137)
Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.
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He was impatient of any delays.
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