It was not the money that griped him, but the delay, when all else seemed in readiness.

The game started at 8:20 p.m., and the delay seemed to have worn on the players.

The start date for the cleanup has been postponed from 2005 to 2006, and additional delays seem likely.

A day or two's delay doesn't seem to make a difference, in my experience, but stretch that to a month and you're playing with fire.

Thus, barring a change of thinking on either side, a delay seems to be a very possible development.

To a 4-year-old, a delay of an hour may seem like an eternity.

When you expect quick victory, a little delay seems like a setback.

The delay seemed to get longer with each exchange.

The delay in transit did not seem to have improved it.

And it helps that long delays seem to be rare these days.