"advance" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There was a reason why he would have delayed his advance.
- He was told to hold this position for three or four hours, to delay the advance of British troops.
- The best the division could hope for was to delay the German advance long enough to form a new line of defense further west.
- This turned out to significantly delay the army's advance and gave the British an opportunity to reform their lines.
- Only ambush parties were left to delay the Soviet advance.
- Their main job was to delay the German advance with counter-attacks.
- Either route will delay their advance on Arborlon by at least several days.
- In some cases, doctors prescribe medicine to lower blood pressure and delay the advance of the disease.
- Washington sent troops to skirmish with the approaching British to delay their advance.
- Anything which delayed the German advance was to be crushed mercilessly.
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