Defendants satisfied the requirements of CPLR 3012 (d), which authorizes an extension of time to appear or plead "upon such terms as may be just and upon a showing of reasonable excuse for delay or default." Here, the delay in filing an answer was occasioned by law office failure, which can constitute a reasonable excuse (see Matter of Rivera v New York City Dept. of Sanitation,
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