continued delay

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuedanddelay

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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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 ofcontinuedanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontinued delay

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Continueddelayin the resumption of payments, however, compels me to raise it again.
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The first is thecontinueddelayin the review of student finance.
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I very much regret thecontinueddelayin dealing with this appeal.
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Continueddelayand uncertainty cause nothing but damage.
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There are concerns about thecontinueddelayin the national service framework for children, which now seems to have been put back well into 2004.
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Thiscontinueddelayin making an announcement is holding up all sorts of things.
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It would not be so bad if a definite announcement were made, instead of thiscontinueddelay, month after month and year after year.
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Thiscontinueddelaywill have many damaging results.
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From this perspective, the common position is a better alternative for the environment thancontinueddelay.
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Thecontinueddelayis aggravating the position.
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I will give an example which has led in the case of one tank, to a serious andcontinueddelayin its production.
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Yet again, innocent parties were heavily financially penalised because ofcontinueddelayover the breakwater project.
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We have never been told, and there must be many, like myself, who are beginning to be increasingly bewildered and disturbed at thiscontinueddelay.
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Their rapid economic development and security could be endangered bycontinueddelayand uncertainty in the matter.
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That will probably happen because of thecontinueddelayin the making of this decision.
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But they are annoyed at the lack of information given to them, and thecontinueddelay.
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What is the reason for thecontinueddelay?
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Some of us are informed about this matter and are fed up with thecontinueddelay.
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