The phrase "a delay in reporting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the postponement or lag in providing information or updates, often in a professional or formal context.
Example: "There was a significant delay in reporting the financial results, which caused concern among the investors."
Alternatives: "a postponement in reporting" or "a lag in reporting".
Some local officials were disciplined for a delay in reporting the spill, which later created a panic among residents.
The Brazilian state oil company has become mired in a political corruption scandal that caused a delay in reporting its quarterly earnings.Chips with everythingThere was another mega-deal in the chipmaking business, with Intel making by far its biggest-ever acquisition when it agreed to buy Altera for $16.7 billion.
The volume of votes at Wednesday's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., was so heavy there is a delay in reporting the results.
After a delay in reporting a small radiation leak, Japan's J-PARC accelerator center has been shut down indefinitely; some are concerned about the impact on physics research.
However, after several senior staff retired and a computer failure caused a delay in reporting data to inspectors, the school received a "Notice to Improve".
Mumps was relatively quickly diagnosed, but there was a delay in reporting by doctors.
Any failure to report an act of bullying, any delay in reporting it, any inequity in its punishment can be interpreted as compliance in the bullying.
Disadvantages of hospital wide PPS include the labour required to collect and input data, their infrequent nature and the requirement for centralised data input resulting in a delay in reports being available for participating hospitals.
24 We remain uncertain as to why there was a long delay in reporting the increased risk of myocardial infarction with strontium.
Douglas A. Kellner, an elections commissioner from Manhattan, acknowledged at the hearing that the turmoil at the Board of Elections -- its offices are less than two blocks from the World Trade Center -- would complicate efforts to count the vote, and could result in a delay in the reporting.
Our data suggests that there is a delay in patients reporting clinical effect of ONS which may be up to 6 months in responders.
