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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

Gabe Kapler, the Giants’ new manager, has been delaying the announcement of his pitcher and lineup, presumably to gain an edge by giving the opponent less time to prepare.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2020

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

Mr Ghani has denied that he has been delaying resolution of the political questions.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2014

We should be glad enough to see it, were it possible; but, knowing that the immediate-action theory has been delaying the cause for thirty years, we have invariably suggested the firm but gradual method.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various