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The phrase "a delay of about" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when estimating the duration of a delay in a situation, often in contexts like travel, project timelines, or event scheduling.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be a delay of about 30 minutes before the train arrives."
Alternatives: "an approximate delay of" or "a delay of approximately".
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Each joint had a delay of about 0.1 s, because of the influence of the delay in the pneumatic system and mechanical clearance in the joints.
Delays experienced by self-referring women were minimal, while women referred by a lower health facility had a delay of about 4 hours from their residence to the CEmOC.
The delayed recall and recognition conditions were administered after a delay of about 15 min, during this time other subtests from CMS were administered (for a summary of these findings see Lum, Conti-Ramsden, Page, et al., 2012).
After a delay of about 15 min, there is an additional free recall trial (delayed recall).
The incident caused a delay of about 10 minutes.
After a delay of about 90 minutes, the umpires called the game.
The plane took off after a delay of about three hours.
Heavy rain caused a delay of about an hour in the morning.
B4Utrade has been running them in the upper right corner of its site, effectively rebroadcasting CNBC with a delay of about 15 minutes.
After a delay of about five minutes, the players returned to the ends of the court, Tsonga sitting in a chair and Nishikori standing and stroking imaginary shots.
"The assistant coaches walked in and then there was a delay of about 10 seconds," Simms, the former Giants quarterback, said in a recent interview.
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