slight delay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightanddelay
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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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 ofslightanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofslight delay
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In addition, although the selfmonitoring was immediate, there was aslightdelay(500 ms) between the event and the cue to respond.
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Thus, a case could be made for aslightdelayeffect due to bilingualism.
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In all cases, far-red (canopy simulating) light, applied during the warm period, resulted in only aslightdelayof germination compared to the dark control.
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Far-red light, simulating light conditions under a dense canopy, resulted in only aslightdelayof germination compared to dark controls.
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Even aslightdelayin feedback can result in overcompensation for errors, which then require further compensation, and so on.
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This may have reflected aslightdelayin the utilisation of plausibility information.
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Taro's completion, moreover, does not star t at the beginning of the main clause, but with aslightdelay.
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The current recession may create someslightdelayto that trend.
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The change brought with it aslightdelayin receiving contributions but it causes no ultimate loss of revenue.
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Anyslightdelayin its receipt has no significance for the safety of the bridge.
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Even a slight disorganisation, even aslightdelayin our mobilisation might have fatal consequences.
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That has meant some delay in my original timetable, but theslightdelayhas brought considerable benefits.
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That there should be aslightdelayof a month is not of much material importance.
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I notice there was always aslightdelayin the past and steps taken later to remedy it.
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In terms of implementation, there will be aslightdelayin that the requirement for mapping will provide some technical problems.
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The practical effect of this will be aslightdelaybefore referral to the tribunal: at the most three months.
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I admit that, however efficient traffic area offices are, there will be someslightdelayin this progress.
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Therefore, for those technical reasons there will be a furtherslightdelay.
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There may, however, be someslightdelayin connecting prospective consumers.
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We were trying to get clarification on this point, and that is the reason for theslightdelay.
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