But this has led to costly delays in landings at airports.

How costly the delay could prove, Moe was to learn, to his great regret.

Time and again we have been forced to make costly delays.

I hope you understand how costly such delays can be.

Another is that trying to build the plant while it was still under design caused costly delays.

The agency warned that having two companies would result in a costly delay.

The contrast to the experience of the mid-1980's, particularly to 1985, when computer problems caused extensive and costly delays, is especially sharp.

These changes brought costly delays to an already beleaguered product line.

The two were starting upward, but only after a costly delay.

"We must guarantee that no more time is wasted on costly delays, Colonel."