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The phrase "a decent interval" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a reasonable amount of time that should pass before taking a certain action or making a decision.
Example: "After the meeting, we should wait a decent interval before following up with our proposal."
Alternatives: "a suitable delay" or "an appropriate gap".
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But after a decent interval?
There wasn't even a decent interval.
A decent interval, or any interval, is no longer required.
Heads, some predict, will roll after a decent interval.
As with Presidents, a decent interval would be required.
At the very least, a decent interval — fifty years?
Wiser to hang back for a decent interval.
A fortnight, she announces, would be a decent interval.
"After a decent interval, the BBC will creep back into soft areas again".
We can live together, as husband and wife, after a decent interval has passed.
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At the very least, a decent interval fifty years?
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