There was a reason why he would have delayed his advance.

He was told to hold this position for three or four hours, to delay the advance of British troops.

The best the division could hope for was to delay the German advance long enough to form a new line of defense further west.

This turned out to significantly delay the army's advance and gave the British an opportunity to reform their lines.

Only ambush parties were left to delay the Soviet advance.

Their main job was to delay the German advance with counter-attacks.

Either route will delay their advance on Arborlon by at least several days.

In some cases, doctors prescribe medicine to lower blood pressure and delay the advance of the disease.

Washington sent troops to skirmish with the approaching British to delay their advance.

Anything which delayed the German advance was to be crushed mercilessly.