excessive delay

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveanddelay

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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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 ofexcessiveanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcessive delay

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Is there not a need for speedy action to ensure that spending plans are not prejudiced byexcessivedelay?
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The report was submitted because of theexcessivedelay.
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I am having the reason for theexcessivedelayin transmission investigated.
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They try to fulfil a useful role, but in reality they causeexcessivedelayand a tremendous amount of bureaucracy.
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I see no need forexcessivedelayor an appraisal of the alternatives, which only helps competitors.
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The first is the danger ofexcessivedelay.
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It is intended to bear down firmly on the twin evils of the law, which areexcessivedelayand excessive cost.
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The membership should ultimately have the power to take action if they feel that the board is behaving inappropriately by, for example, causingexcessivedelay.
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The report states that the second 60-day period amounts to anexcessivedelayand could make a remedial order procedure unworkable.
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On the other hand,excessivedelaywill damage our credibility and weaken our standing.
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At the time, that seemed to many of us a ratherexcessivedelay, but it was nothing compared with the delays that were to follow.
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A fair-minded and reasonable observer, however, would concede that the planning system that we inherited is prone toexcessivedelayand inefficiency in delivery.
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It is fair to say that the limitations rules provide a practical sanction againstexcessivedelay.
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There is sometimesexcessivedelayand even complete failure to comply with notices at present.
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That is regrettable, but it is not anexcessivedelay, taking into account the accidental loss of the second prototype.
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There may, however, be circumstances in which this would be unreasonable; for example, where there has beenexcessivedelayin considering the complaint locally.
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We also know that on those occasions there can often be deliberate,excessivedelay.
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That is also a primordial condition of the delay which causes furtherexcessivedelayin our joining the exchange rate mechanism.
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Already there has beenexcessivedelay.
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The faults includeexcessivedelay, inconsistent outcomes and the difficulty in some areas of addressing the legitimate needs of law-abiding users of our courts, other than those accused of crimes.
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