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Studios, which have major movie productions not only to complete but to get under way, have been delaying release dates for films.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020

School administrators around the country have been delaying ceremonies, holding them in unconventional locations like drive-in cinemas, or hosting virtual ones online.

From New York Times • May 15, 2020

“This year, Fairfax and Arlington have been delaying or canceling a lot quicker than Montgomery. In the past, Montgomery was a lot quicker to fold.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2019

The shortages, mainly involving widely-used generic injected drugs that ordinarily are cheap, have been delaying surgeries and cancer treatments, leaving patients in unnecessary pain and forcing hospitals to give less effective treatments.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2011

You have been delaying a report; I will deal with you later in the Commandant's office.

From With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front by Webb, Archibald