delay
verb (used with object)
has been delaying
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present perfect progressiveof delay (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It has been delaying and postponing matches, jumbling the schedule, prompting court changes and, all in all, creating stress and uncertainty for the world’s best tennis players.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
She has been delaying clothing purchases, clipping coupons and taking other steps in an effort to make her money go farther.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
Zimbabwe has been delaying pay dates for its employees for nearly a year because of revenue problems, but this is the first time that the salaries have been delayed so long.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2016
As Hachette’s chief executive, Mr. Pietsch is in charge of the publisher’s contentious negotiations with Amazon, which has been delaying shipments and preventing preorders of some of its books.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2014
The great guns for which he has been delaying are said to be larger than ever before used against walls.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
