frequent delays

collocation in English

meaningsoffrequentanddelay

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frequent
adjective
uk
/ˈfriː.kwənt/us
/ˈfriː.kwənt/
happening ...
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delay
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈleɪ/us
/dɪˈleɪ/
the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have ...
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(Definition offrequentanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A new addition was built to its north to house the courts and opened in the early 2000s, at considerable cost andfrequentdelay.
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Given the frequent delays in the system, the redemption might take place only years later.
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We accept that in the past there have been frequent delays in the diagnosis and identification of the condition.
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We find that there are frequent delays in dealing with applications by employers for their men owing to incorrect details being supplied.
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During the first three-and-a-half years the service was disrupted by frequent delays and my train was often late.
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We have produced dozens and dozens of reports that, over the years, have been fairly consistent in indicating frequent delays, cost escalation and, in many cases, gross under-performance.
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Both types of routes suffer from frequent delays, unreliable service, and bus bunching caused by congestion in heavy mixed traffic.
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This causes frequent delays at the junction, and to users of both routes.
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However, traffic congestion in these areas leads to frequent delays or cancellation of trains.
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There are frequent delays in this process and in informing detainees of the charges against them.
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While city buses continued serving the same corridor, they encountered frequent delays due to traffic.
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Being unusually tall for a female gymnast, she required adjustment of the uneuven bars that caused frequent delays at international competitions.
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During the worst periods of hardship, readers were plagued with problems such as shortage of quality story/art work, non-availability in local stores and frequent delays in releasing scheduled titles.
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