Examples of 'delay the inevitable' in a sentence

Meaning of "delay the inevitable"

Delay the inevitable - This phrase is used to describe the act of postponing or slowing down something that is unavoidable or bound to happen eventually. It can refer to delaying the consequences of a certain action or situation, or prolonging the outcome

How to use "delay the inevitable" in a sentence

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delay the inevitable
You merely seek to delay the inevitable.
You delay the inevitable.
Since it will only delay the inevitable.
All we do is delay the inevitable because we shift up the carrying capacity.
All she can do is delay the inevitable.
You only delay the inevitable by feigning outrage, and shutting it down.
This will only delay the inevitable.
The parallax theory was less a smokescreen than an attempt to delay the inevitable.
You will only delay the inevitable.
The parallax theory was less a smoke screen than an attempt to delay the inevitable.
Lying will only delay the inevitable.
A mineral such as can be found by plundering Pandora can only delay the inevitable.
Halfway measures delay the inevitable disaster.
I find it funny that people are attempting to delay the inevitable.
You can only delay the inevitable.

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Digging my shoes into the pavement, desperate to delay the inevitable.
Why then delay the inevitable.
All you will have achieved is to delay the inevitable.
Do not delay the inevitable.
We have no more excuses to delay the inevitable.
And to delay the inevitable.
Surgery will only slightly delay the inevitable.
The aim is to delay the inevitable for as long as possible.
They will do anything to delay the inevitable.
So we delay the inevitable.
Then all it might do is delay the inevitable.
It will only delay the inevitable while screwing up Alaska 's environment.
All he managed was to delay the inevitable.
Arsenal delay the inevitable.
Destroying the probe will only delay the inevitable.
It will only delay the inevitable one more day.
But it all served to merely delay the inevitable.
We can delay the inevitable.
Anything to buy him time and delay the inevitable.
But this was only to delay the inevitable loss of the Axis presence in Africa.
We believe the current terms simply delay the inevitable.
They just delay the inevitable.
Following these basic tips can help delay the inevitable.
He has a hundred excuses to delay the inevitable and hide one simple fact, he 's scared.
But sitting in the car would only delay the inevitable.
The single 's success helped delay the inevitable demise of the company for several months.
I am afraid all ECMO will do is delay the inevitable.
In this way they hoped to delay the inevitable increase of Rome 's power over Greece.
Yeah, and you are here to actively delay the inevitable.
So be it . Delay the inevitable.
If this is another lie, it will only delay the inevitable.
In truth though, they only delay the inevitable hair fall that you most dread.
And such a waste, since it will only delay the inevitable.
But they only delay the inevitable.
We never thought we would be in here this long, but we delay the inevitable.

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