The phrase "a delay in arrival" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the postponement or lateness of someone's or something's arrival.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, there was a delay in arrival for the scheduled flight."
Alternatives: "a late arrival" or "a postponement of arrival."
In addition, a delay in arrival of three hours or more entitles passengers to compensation of €250-€600 - unless the airline can successfully reject the claim because of "extraordinary circumstances," such as a strike, bad weather or air-traffic control failure.
Breakthrough curves for Ag-ENPs exhibited blocking behavior that frequently produced a delay in arrival time in comparison to a conservative tracer that was dependent on the physicochemical conditions, and then a rapid increase in the effluent concentration of Ag-ENPs.
There is a delay in the arrival and actioning of the letter.
Some older taxpayers facing a delay in the arrival of their annual Homestead Rebate checks say they were not appeased by Gov. James E. McGreevey's apology for failing to warn them of the delay.
The book also still seems to me full of petty complaints, with talk of "restoration horrors" or a "construction debacle" when, say, there is a delay in the arrival of the sandblaster needed to smooth the exposed wooden beams.
With the potential for the former archrivals on Haitian soil and the country already reeling from a political crisis it hoped to dispel with a peaceful election, Mr. Aristide's return generated furious diplomatic negotiation, with the United States pressing for a delay in his arrival until after the election.
This is caused by a delay in the arrival of the fracturing fluid at the fracture tip.
We therefore relocated the area of larger slip on the subfaults to the south (b1 4 and c1 4) in order to introduce a delay in the arrival time of the tsunami at TM1 and TM2 (Fig. 2(c)).
According to general relativity, space in a strong gravitational field is curved, so the radio pulses have to travel a slightly longer distance than you would expect, resulting in a delay in their arrival time of about one-ten-millionth of a second.
The White Stockings signed George Zettlein, but there was a delay in his arrival.
A delay in the arrival of the machinery's warranty paperwork caused the setback, Huertas told HuffPost.
