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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a delay to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a postponement or interruption of an event, process, or timeline.
Example: "There was a delay to the project timeline due to unforeseen circumstances."
Alternatives: "a postponement of" or "a setback to".
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A delay to Brexit, a third Meaningful Vote?
Does being a donor cause a delay to funeral arrangements?
This causes a delay to develop between the two tape machines.
They have requested a delay to gain assurances that services will be safeguarded.
Live broadcasts often have a delay to prevent people saying outrageous things on air.
Even the judges seemed surprised, asking whether the government wanted a delay to reconsider its position.
They asked for a delay to allow for more faculty training and more practice.
France is taking the most hardline stance on a delay to Brexit.
The PM has requested a delay to the UK's exit, but what else does she say?
Inventing a fictitious broker to explain a delay to an impatient customer, he names him Schopenhauer.
But a delay to that tour — which is now under way — offered clarity.
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