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have delayed

  • present perfect
    of delay.
    delay
    verb (used with object)
    to put off to a later time; defer; postpone.

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Borrowers have delayed interest payments on billions of dollars of loans, raising concerns that defaults are higher than reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

If you have delayed claiming while working, you will generally need to enroll yourself when your employer coverage ends to avoid late-enrollment penalties.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

So, a decision Stokes finalised when he was putting on his pads on Saturday leaves England staring at a future they would have hoped to have delayed for much longer.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Among other issues, the contractor hired to design and build the system has accused the governing body of LAX, Los Angeles World Airports, of imposing numerous “blockers” that have delayed the train’s opening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The chaos that would inevitably have delayed such a march with a hastily assembled host of household knights and local levies had been nowhere in evidence.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin