constant delay

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constant
adjective
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/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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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 ofconstantanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The performances, transparency and contact stability, of the method were validated by the simulations subjected to aconstantdelay.
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Even with aconstantdelaytime for all nodes, this approach often provides an engaging and surprisingly gestural articulation of the line.
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What is the reason for thisconstantdelay?
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Theconstantdelayin dealing with the matter has been a standing joke in political circles.
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There will beconstantdelayinstead of the quick decisions which are absolutely necessary in business matters.
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However, theconstantdelayin the completion of the station complex is a source of much anger in the town.
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Can she give any reason at all why there has been such aconstantdelayover the provision of the technical colleges which were announced more than 10 years ago?
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First, there has been thisconstantdelay.
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Unbelted participants experienced either aconstantdelayof 8 seconds, or a variable delay of 8 seconds on average.
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Constantdelay, and shorter delay, can be achieved.
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There will be aconstantdelayof about 5 to 10 seconds.
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Circuit mode communication provides guarantees that data will arrive with constant bandwidth and atconstantdelayand in-order delivery of a bit stream or byte stream is provided.
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To my knowledge, most research on neutral delay differential equations has been restricted to simple cases of constant delays; few papers consider variable delay and state-dependent delay.
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I believe that that blunder led to constant delays and confusion and added to the weight of debt we still have round our necks.
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In view of the continued growth of motor traffic, should not there be a steady increase in motorway construction instead of constant delays?
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The result of constant delays is to increase costs.
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Constant delays affect riot only parents, but staff morale.
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When the service does work—between the constant delays, restrictions and cancellations—the trains run every four to six minutes and the journey time takes five minutes.
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There has been a chronic lack of investment, and constant delays have cost an astronomical amount of money and caused ever-mounting pressure on the system.
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Users of that line suffer constant delays and interruptions to services.
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