Sentence for delay | Use delay in a sentence

Delay sentence example. The sentences below are ordered by length from shorter and easier to longer and more complex. They use delay in a sentence, providing visitors a sentence for delay.

• Let there be no delay. (10)
• She would not delay it. (10)
• There is no use in delay. (4)
• You must not delay to go. (10)
• No delay, going or returning. (10)
• Yet there was danger in delay. (5)
• Come alone, and without delay. (10)
• I must not and dare not delay. (12)
• That would account for the delay. (9)
• The delay was hideous, maddening! (1)
• But business astuteness bids delay. (21)
• He would not delay a minute in doing it. (10)
• Could accept if allowed two months delay. (14)
• But two advantages will proceed from this delay. (4)
• That was a question he did not delay to answer. (10)
• A little delay on his side might be very excusable. (4)
• He promised her a positive sunrise if she would delay. (10)
• Caroline proposed to take her to Beckley without delay. (10)
• It was the delay of a great deal of pleasure and parade. (4)
• Let me know every thing that I am to know, without delay. (4)
• For if it is entirely in your hands there will be no delay. (8)
• Something tremendous must be done; and done without delay. (10)
• She proceeded to the point of business without further delay. (10)
• Write, and say this, and I will come: Do not delay or spare me. (10)
• The river hurried on meanwhile, and seemed to chide at our delay. (2)
• A wrongly-packed vehicle would cause endless confusion and delay. (21)
• As it happened, delay permitted Harriet to assist at the ceremony. (10)
• The labor situation, which was still unsettled, caused him no delay. (13)
• Her heart sank, and then rose in revolt against the mere idea of delay. (9)
• Nothing but real indisposition could occasion this extraordinary delay. (4)
• Punishment did not delay long, and Fyodor Szilaghin was the executioner. (12)
• See Empson yourself; he will put my stepper Mab to the light trap; no delay. (10)
• So to the task of chopping and hewing and hammering they flew without delay. (19)
• Let me hear from you without delay; I am impatient for a thousand particulars. (4)
• After a maddening delay, it lagged up to the curb and Jeff pulled the door open. (9)
• Important mail may await his coming and there must be no delay in its delivery. (21)
• Jeff pursued, with more injury than misgiving in his voice at her delay in answering. (9)
• There was a long delay after he had sent in his name; but finally admission was given. (10)
• There was a long delay after he had sent in his name; but finally admission was given. (22)
• She started up and away in hot haste, fearing delay would cool the heaven-sent resolve. (10)
• She supposed he could not yet leave his son, but it was a cruel, a terrible delay to her. (4)
• He was with Dr. Shrapnel, as to the battle, and with Jenny as to the delay in recommencing it. (10)
• And the fellow might delay his arrival at the Baths and sight of the lady of his love for hours! (10)
• And why it was not done already she could not devise, for Miss Crawford certainly wanted no delay. (4)
• If otherwise, she was to interdict the visit with as little delay as possible and cut him adrift. (10)
• But of old, in Normandy, she had pledged herself to join him with no delay when free, if ever free! (10)
• He looked guiltily about, while the shoeman alertly obeyed, with some delay for a box to put them in. (9)
• It was past the hour of my customary visit to Julia, and she came to discover the reason of my delay. (10)
• The ship suffered delay after delay ere, to her joy, Fort la Tour at length was reached. (19)
• He took it for granted that she knew all about the matter, and he threw himself upon her mercy without delay. (9)
• This second instance of his anxiety to delay what she so much wished for struck Catherine as very remarkable. (4)
• Furthermore, not being encouraged, he had his peculiar reason for delay, though now he could offer her wealth. (10)
• The waiter brought his breakfast, and after a little delay came back with a card which he insisted was for March. (9)
• He will postpone his departure again and again, hour after hour; and I have known the sun to go down on his delay. (2)
• She began to weep when she gave her message: the widow Engelschall was to come to Stolpische Street without delay. (12)
• He had received a remittance from an unexpected source; and he hoped she would excuse his delay in repaying her loan. (9)
• Besides, the slowness of the postillion Joshua Abnett, which probably helped to the delay, was warrant of his sureness. (10)
• Hot with wrath at the delay, we paddled off, determined to leave Lom Palanka out of sight if we had to sleep in a swamp. (20)
• They descended, Chillon saying that they would soon have the mists rising, and must not delay to start on their journey. (10)
• The pressure is so great in these avenues to the public favor that one, two, three years, are no uncommon periods of delay. (9)
• If the musical director changes an air, the dressing-room inmates must be thoroughly informed to avoid delay and confusion. (21)
• It was a union of the highest promise of felicity in itself, and without one real, rational difficulty to oppose or delay it. (4)
• Our batteries were probably toiling after us somewhere; we could only hope the enemy might delay his attack until they should arrive. (7)
• The ladies, in their utter anguish, after inveighing against the baneful Port, had begged their father to delay no more to marry the woman. (10)
• Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had proposed the delay, for her jealousy and dislike of one sister much exceeded her affection for the other. (4)
• Robert and Rhoda were a train later, but the old man seemed to be unaware of any delay, and mildly staring, received their apologies, and nodded. (22)
• The application of the broad head gives motion to the most obstinately stationary vehicle, and often extricates the show from annoying plight and delay. (21)

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Definition of delay:

• delay, de-l’, v.t. to put off to another time: to defer: to hinder or retard. | v.i. to pause, linger, or put off time. | n. a putting off or deferring: a lingering: hinderance: | pr.p. delay’ing; pa.p. delayed’. | n. delay’er. | adv. delay’ingly. (0) | delay, de-l’, v.t. (_spens._) to temper, dilute, weaken. (0)

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