But a delay of some weeks is possible, officials say.

So we are going to have to make the most of the delay.

The delay would give him more time to think through the problem.

They came at last, after what seemed a long delay.

We never thought to ask them what the delay was.

The second reason for his delay was a personal one.

But if I was not wrong, something had to be done, and without delay.

Delay is not likely to be kind to the deal.

A long delay can mean anything and, at my age, I need to know.

I believe he will be able to act without delay.

No action on a delay has been taken at present.

Not a moment was lost in delay of any kind.

He had to do something to take his mind off the delay.

The delay could be set from a matter of minutes to hours.

He had to know how long the delay was going to be.

So we're looking at a delay of more than three months.

In most cases the delay will be less than two weeks.

I think part of the problem is the time delay.

At certain times, the delay was up to 50 minutes.

And even the cost of delay was high, after too long.

I'd have to go back and ask her about the delay.

The thing to do was play the part without delay.

There could be another delay for Americans in coming months.

Some children said they were not too happy about the delay.

This means at least a 24-hour delay before results are known.

His mind was made up and he could delay no longer.

The time had come when she could delay no longer.

No use trying to delay what must now be done.

He would say anything now to delay her even a moment.

I had to come up with some reason to delay.

The program has already been delayed six months for the same reason.

So the deal has been delayed for at least a day.

But how many times had I delayed and lost something?

Then the start of the second period was delayed for 15 minutes.

Our best hope now is that we can delay the process.

Now the job will be delayed 10 years or more.

If development is delayed, does the team have a point of no return?

The game was delayed 65 minutes, until other officials could be found.

The fire delayed service on the line for 45 minutes.

Some of her physical development seems to have been delayed.

Let us not delay, especially as this is no recent matter.

But they could not long have delayed her going home.

Actually, the king asked me to delay that for a while.

For the rest of the way there was little to delay us.

Yet I could not delay such a step too long.

If they do, that will delay them for a long.

If they did that, then he might actually delay them.

Then something may have happened at home and I would be delayed.

You cannot delay when there is war in the land.

There was never a reason to delay getting bad news.

"But we have to monitor their development for years to be sure there are no delayed effects."

When Michael types his name on the screen, there is a delayed response.

Adam's speech problem has to do with his delayed responses.

Perhaps the most dangerous are chronic and delayed reaction problems.

Many scholarly society journals have adopted the delayed access model.

These forms of wealth transfers benefit the government immediately and have a delayed effect on the people.

So managing the economy is like trying to drive a car whose brakes have an uncertain and delayed effect on its speed.

But like the rate hikes, any rate cut will have an uncertain and delayed effect.

It couldn't be anything else than another illusion, a delayed effect of the hallucinogenic still in his body.

Union lawyers, arbitrators and local officials all say that market forces may just be starting to have a delayed effect on awards.

What triggers the delayed effect is not known.

This delayed effect of cholera toxin is well known from animal experiments.

There's a sweet inevitability to their unions, the special satisfaction of delayed pleasure.

It's a delayed distribution plan, Hollywood's version of the time-release capsule.

The development corporation won every case, Mr. Hall said, but doing so delayed construction for two years.

Most taxpayers claiming itemized deductions and the other delayed forms file later in the year.

A similar delayed effect could reverse initial opinion today with regard to Mr. Clinton.

When partners are more or less the same age, this slower response will be balanced by the older man's more delayed reactions.

Nine missiles spat from her port tubes, but their drives were set for delayed activation.

Localities have had to borrow to cover delayed state aid, incurring millions in needless interest costs.

We offer a 7-day delayed payment concession if payment is made by direct debit.

Therefore, immediate punishment is more effective in reducing a targeted behavior than a delayed punishment would be.

Heating oil suppliers report less of a dent so far, but there may be a delayed effect since oil customers stock up in advance.

This delayed government launch aid.

Private negotiations regarding the competence of the Buchenwald proceedings arose because of the significant delayed international criticism.