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inordinate time

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meanings of inordinateand time


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inordinate
adjective
uk /ɪˈnɔː.dɪ.nət/ us /ˌɪnˈɔːr.dən.ət/
much more than usual ...
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time
noun
uk /taɪm/ us /taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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Examples of inordinate time


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As he well knows, prosecuting authorities, such as customs, can take an inordinatetime.
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The inordinatetime taken in some cases of suspension cannot be justified.
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Tenants sometimes have to wait an inordinatetime for even relatively small repairs to be done.
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That inordinatetime arises from the complicated procedure under which the rent officer service must operate.
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Why has it taken such an inordinatetime for an inquiry to be set up?
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Doctors take an inordinatetime to produce reports on these cases.
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It has been an inordinatetime in gestation.
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Has it not taken an inordinatetime to reach that point?
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I understand that the regulations are designed to reduce what some might regard as the inordinatetime taken in determining fair rents.
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It took an inordinatetime to put together an agreement, but we must not forget that there is still some unfinished business in the agreements that were struck there.
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They are exposed to the anxiety expressed in all those letters while awaiting the completion of the winding up process which can take an inordinatetime.
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We have been waiting an inordinatetime.
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Is not nine years an inordinatetime?
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That may be so, but if the selection has to be in the comprehensive schools, there will be, and there is, an inordinatetime spent in testing children.
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That is by no means an inordinatetime scale to undertake proper technical evaluation, especially with a number of partner nations.
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I hope that fishermen will not have to wait an inordinatetime before having their cases heard.
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It need not take an inordinatetime and it would provide a much better opportunity to get things right.
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Although the inquiry ended some time ago, we still await its report and have done so for an inordinatetime.
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One thing ought to be said about the inordinatetime taken before any attempt has been made finally to alter the position.
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There is still an enormous number of people who have been waiting an inordinatetime for results.
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