delaying action in a sentence

Examples

1. Research should not become an excuse for delaying action.
2. Belgian soldiers fought a number of significant delaying actions in 1914 during the initial invasion.
3. Numerous skirmishes and minor battles occurred during the screening and delaying actions of the retreat.
4. Luck reached Falaise after two weeks of delaying action.
5. But bickering over procedural was delaying action late Friday.
6. The Overland Campaign, Spotsylvania Court House, Stuart's cavalry fought delaying actions against the Union cavalry.
7. XIII Corps ( Lieutenant-General William Gott ), was to fall back in a delaying action.
8. I am concerned about delaying action until September.
9. After the Fimbrians sacrifice half their army in a delaying action, the Torunnans reach the capital.
10. The siege lasted for four crucial days . However, the delaying action came at a price.