What's the difference between delay and setback?

Delay


Definition:

  • (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
  • (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
  • (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
  • (n.) To allay; to temper.
  • (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The combined immediate and delayed responses to fleas in the dog are as observed by other investigators in man and guinea pigs.
  • (2) Some commentators have described his ship, now facing more delays after a decade in development, as little more than a Heath Robinson machine.
  • (3) Our results indicate that increasing the delay for more than 8 days following irradiation and TCD syngeneic BMT leads to a rapid loss of the ability to achieve alloengraftment by non-TCD allogeneic bone marrow.
  • (4) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
  • (5) It was concluded that metoclopramide and dexamethasone showed an excellent antiemetic effect on acute drug-induced emesis, as well as on delayed emesis, induced by cisplatin.
  • (6) Under these conditions the meiotic prophase takes place and proceeds to the dictyate phase, obeying a somewhat delayed chronology in comparison with controls in vivo.
  • (7) Four delayed going to a medical facility and six did not have hypotension corrected.
  • (8) The mechanism by which pertussis toxin (PT) breaks the unresponsiveness of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) was examined in B10 mice.
  • (9) Variables included an ego-delay measure obtained from temporal estimations, perceptions of temporal dominance and relatedness obtained from Cottle's Circles Test, Ss' ages, and a measure of long-term posthospital adjustment.
  • (10) The authors conclude that H. pylori alone causes little or no effect on an intact gastric mucosa in the rat, that either intact organisms or bacteria-free filtrates cause similar prolongation and delayed healing of pre-existing ulcers with active chronic inflammation, and that the presence of predisposing factors leading to disruption of gastric mucosal integrity may be required for the H. pylori enhancement of inflammation and tissue damage in the stomach.
  • (11) Development at two to 15 months of age in the 19 surviving infants was normal in nine, suspect in eight, and severely delayed in two patients.
  • (12) During these delays, medical staff attempt to manage these often complex and painful conditions with ad hoc and temporizing measures,” write the doctors.
  • (13) With the stimulated liver being irradiated, the number of cells synthetizing DNA and entering into mitosis was seen reduced almost twice, whereas DNA synthesis and entering into mitosis were delayed, resp., by 4 and 6 hours.
  • (14) Mice also had a decreased ability to develop delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions while being given cadmium; this abnormality also returned toward normal after withdrawal of cadmium.
  • (15) We found that, although controlled release delivery of ddC inhibited de novo FeLV-FAIDS replication and delayed onset of viremia when therapy was discontinued (after 3 weeks), an equivalent incidence and level of viremia were established rapidly in both ddC-treated and control cats.
  • (16) The treatment was started either immediately or delayed for 48 h after peritoneal inoculation.
  • (17) Blood was cross-matched preoperatively in 47.7% of patients and 90% of this blood was either not administered or given as a delayed nonurgent procedure.
  • (18) The Tc-99m DISIDA cholescintigraphy demonstrated both early and delayed nonvisualization of the gallbladder.
  • (19) Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that may be considered to be a human model for the delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction.
  • (20) We report the treatment of 44 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) at a mean chronological age of 14.3 years (range, 12.4-17.1) and bone age of 12.1 years (range, 9.1-15.0).

Setback


Definition:

  • (n.) Offset, n., 4.
  • (n.) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
  • (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "We absolutely regret the setbacks Kim Dotcom has had since MegaUpload was taken offline, but we hope he as an entrepreneur will understand our side of the story and the decisions deliberately taken."
  • (2) But in a setback to the UK, Somaliland, which broke away from Somalia in 1991, refused British entreaties to attend on the grounds that it would not have been treated as equal to the Somali government.
  • (3) While the setback should have little impact on AstraZeneca's future revenues and profits, investors and analysts are watching closely for any slip-up in its R&D efforts.
  • (4) Russia itself is weathering an economic setback triggered by low oil prices and sanctions.
  • (5) The operation to cool nuclear fuel rods and prevent further radiation leaks into the sea and atmosphere has suffered several setbacks.
  • (6) The immediate crisis facing Vedanta however, is the setback to its plans for expansion in the aluminium sector.
  • (7) Petr Cech's dislocated shoulder was a considerable setback and another followed in the second half when John Terry damaged an ankle.
  • (8) Ugandan and American troops have suspended their joint hunt for war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, delivering a major setback to efforts to capture a notorious warlord accused of abducting tens of thousands of children.
  • (9) Berlusconi could yet opt for house arrest, but for a man who continues to nurse great political ambitions despite recent setbacks , the logistical restrictions would perhaps prove unacceptable.
  • (10) Philip Hammond, the chancellor, said that the deal showed that Britain “has lost none of its allure to international investors”, but industry leaders warned it was a setback for the country.
  • (11) Despite the setbacks, many advocates still see deferred action as a starting point for advancing a more inclusive vision of immigration justice .
  • (12) He will come back from the setback, no doubt, but, at 28, he needs to make a move in higher circles pretty soon.
  • (13) There’s no doubt there was a tactical setback, although Ramadi had been vulnerable for a very long time.” The president put the onus on Iraqis to find a solution.
  • (14) This article tries to describe the problems, difficulties and setbacks experienced by patients, doctors, psychologists or social workers when looking for a public health insurance body competent to bear the cost, as well as for a vacancy in a suitable hospital or institution where appropriate therapy can be effected.
  • (15) The travel business is a game of big volumes and thin profit margins; it does not leave much room for setbacks.
  • (16) He never gives up.” It was a galling setback for QPR and for Ramsey it illustrated how frustratingly games can tilt in favour of the elite.
  • (17) As I have said many times before though, this kind of setback offers others the opportunity to step up to the plate, show everybody what they can do and make a real impact at this level.” The loss of Wilson is the latest significant injury suffered by a Bournemouth player.
  • (18) However, the "amyloid theory" has had some setbacks recently.
  • (19) But most economists – and the Russian government – expect food prices to rise, a setback for Russia's long-running struggle to tame inflation.
  • (20) Shell's hopes of drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska this summer face a serious setback after a US federal court ruled that the full range of environmental risks had not been assessed by the government.