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Discover Ludwig"seemed to delay" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are describing something that has the appearance of taking longer than expected. For example, "The sun seemed to delay in setting, as if it wanted to spend more time in the sky."
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Nerves seemed to delay the Americans' attack in the early stages of the match.
On downhill curves in the mountains, the transmission seemed to delay its upshifts too long.
Germany were not at their slickest; they often seemed to delay or misplace the final pass.
Sayyid had always worked long hours in Zamalek, but now he seemed to delay going home, often returning as late as midnight.
Twelve yards out, Clarkson seemed to delay his drive just long enough to allow Christophe Berra to launch himself forward and make the block.
Levine's apparent lack of enthusiasm for such major opera composers as John Adams, Thomas Adès, and Kaija Saariaho seemed to delay their progress toward the Met.
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Again, it only seems to delay the inevitable.
The molecule, called RANTES, seems to delay the onset of disease.
Bilingualism even seems to delay the onset of dementia in old age.
Conclusion: Severe dietary protein restriction does not seem to delay the progression of renal disease in patients with overt diabetic nephropathy, whereas it may induce malnutrition.
Moreover, going for the starches instead of proteins seems to delay the moth's ability to mount an effective immune response against this unwanted guest, the scientists report.
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