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Delay

Military VerbSTANAG Level 1–2

Definition

Sense 1

To slow the enemy's advance without becoming decisively engaged.

"The rearguard was ordered to delay the enemy advance for six hours."
Sense 2

An operation in which a force trades space for time.

"The delaying force denied the enemy the ability to close on the main body."

How This Term Is Used

As a verb, this term typically appears in the imperative or infinitive form when giving orders or instructions, and in the past simple or past continuous when describing completed actions in a report.

Practice

Fill in the blank:

"The rearguard was ordered to _____ the enemy advance for six hours."

Answer: Delay

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