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delay

failure to perform on time.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

DELAY, civil law. The time allowed either by law or by agreement of the parties to do something.
2. The law allows a delay, for a party who has been summoned to appear, to make defence, to appeal; it admits of a delay during which and action may be brought, certain rights exercised, and the like.
3. By the agreement of the parties there may be a delay in the payment of a debt, the fulfillment of a contract, &c. Vide Code, 3, 11, 4; Nov. 69, c. 2 Merl. Rep. h

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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How Infrastructure Decay Contributes To Flight Delay, Cancellation

That's good news - but could be partly explained by the fact the figures for this year don't include the summer holiday rush, which tends to push up delays at the airport.

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The three delays model was studied and considered valuable for the identification of factors causing maternal mortality.

Assessment of "Three Delays Model": An Experience at Public Sector MCH Hospital

(IAD), Portland (PDX) and Detroit (DTW) all see a 5-10 percent reduction in delays on the Friday before Memorial Day.

ValuePenguin study finds flight delay decrease over Memorial Day weekend

The firm has now announced changes to which passengers are eligible for "delay repay" if their trains are late.

Rail delay claims; NEWS WIRE

City airport the shortest FLIGHT delays Meanwhile, Belfast City had an average delay of 11 minutes, compared to the 12 minute delays experienced by passengers at Bournemouth, Newcastle, and Heathrow airports.

Up, up and DELAY

"Gatwick has made it a priority to address punctuality and, in partnership with our airlines and ground handlers, we are already seeing the benefits of a new wide range of measures that Cardiffairport highest proportion FLIGHTs delayed by than three in 2017 have been implemented to improve our punctuality."

Visual by MARIANNA LONGO These are the airports you Up, up and DELAY; These are the airports you might want to avoid if you're looking to fly on time

ality ck t New analysis of the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) punctuality statistics reveals that Gatwick Airport has the longest average flight delay in the UK.

Up, up and DELAY

In spite of the direct effects of main factors on flight delay, many delays are induced by the previous flight, where the delay may be propagated to the subsequent flights (Wu [5]; Hansen and Hsiao [6]).

Comparative Analysis on Propagation Effects of Flight Delays: A Case Study of China Airlines

6 children had 1 delay (5%) and 7 children had 2 or more delays (5.8%); 107 children were normal; 1 delay was maximum seen in children in the age group 19-24 months, while 2 or more delays were seen in 1-6 months, 19-24 months and 25 30 months.

ASSESSMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DELAY AMONG 0-3 YEAR OLD CHILDREN USING LANGUAGE EVALUATION SCALE, TRIVANDRUM

Flight delays for several hours due to bad weather are common because no airline will cary out a flight that endangers the lives and safety of passengers.