indefinite delay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindefiniteanddelay
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indefinite
adjective
uk/ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət/us/ɪnˈdef.ən.ət/
not exact, not clear, or without ...
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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 ofindefiniteanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I can see no justification whatever for anyindefinitedelay.
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To go back on that decision would mean anindefinitedelayin a matter which at the present time brooks no delay.
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That is not a recipe forindefinitedelay.
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I cannot promise anindefinitedelay, of course.
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Now there is anindefinitedelayin applications for checks on those working with vulnerable adults.
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Now we are at this moment in the position of furtherindefinitedelay.
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In spite of repeated protests the committee is apparently contemplating a furtherindefinitedelay.
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If a suspension is called, the review process will present an opportunity forindefinitedelayby those on the review panel.
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They agreed to this course, which would involveindefinitedelay.
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I do not see what object there is inindefinitedelay.
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Yes, but may there not beindefinitedelay?
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It seems to be a mandate forindefinitedelayinvolving vast cost for some industries.
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We are not prepared to tolerateindefinitedelayby any authority.
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I cannot believe thatindefinitedelayis really in the interest of anyone.
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We expect to be able to announce our conclusions later in the year, which means that we do not propose anindefinitedelay.
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It would be a tragedy if, because they are so difficult and entail so much consultation and discussion, there was anindefinitedelaybefore we had any legislation at all.
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That means a recipe forindefinitedelay.
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The present power is for annulment—that is, forindefinitedelay—and presumably some thought has been given to the matter before recommending the almost complete abolition of this power.
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It also had to put anindefinitedelayon its expansion plans.
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By late 2012, however, budget cuts led to anindefinitedelayin completing the project.
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