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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a delay of a" is not correct and appears to be incomplete in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific duration of delay, but it requires additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "There was a delay of a few hours due to the weather conditions."
Alternatives: "a delay of several" or "a delay of some".
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A delay of a year and a half?
"There was going to be a delay of a couple of days to get approved.
A delay of a few months in filling a position can be critical.
A delay of a week would be extraordinary, and so a target of three months is scarcely effective.
Although there was a delay of a few hours in announcing the results, when they came neither side challenged them.
"A delay of a year and a half makes Elian 8, which could start this whole process all over again," Professor Hernandez-Truyol said.
There was a delay of a few days in issuing the order to plan the operation when the French became concerned about taking on missions outside of Europe.
A delay of a few hundredths of a second — three to five feet of distance — can be the difference between hitting a pitch squarely and missing it entirely.
After a wait of 55 years, a delay of a few days _______ New York recovered from Hurricane Sandy seemed hardly too much to ask.
After a wait of 55 years, a delay of a few days as New York recovered from Hurricane Sandy seemed hardly too much to ask.
When you aim the SpeechJammer at someone, it records that person's voice and plays it back to him with a delay of a few hundred milliseconds.
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