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The phrase "a delay before" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a period of time that occurs prior to a specific event or action.
Example: "There will be a delay before the meeting starts, so please be patient."
Alternatives: "a pause prior to" or "a wait before".
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There is typically a delay before the next page displays.
Symptoms do not manifest immediately there is a delay before outward signs emerge.
There will be a delay before legal systems catch up with developments in the IT sector.
Earlier this month they also asked for a delay before updating a judge about Manafort's cooperation.
There was not a delay before that contest was postponed, but there didn't need to be.
Even with modern, super-fast electronics, there's a delay before you can start doing something.
There will be a delay before the third set as Murray is headed to the bathroom.
Traditionally MIT students hand in their work to TAs and there is a delay before receiving comments and grades.
The coated steel exhibited both a delay before fouling was initiated and in addition a decrease in the fouling rate.
83 mins: We have a delay before the freekick can be taken because Jakobsen after being clobbered by Zabaleta.
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Because the time to spike firing is a random variable, there is already a random delay before a change in input triggers a spike.
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