The phrase "a delayed reality" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or perception that is not immediate or is experienced later than expected.
Example: "After the shocking news, I found myself grappling with a delayed reality, struggling to process the implications of what had just happened."
Alternatives: "a postponed truth" or "a lagging perception".
1.35pm: Here in delayed reality land, we've just seen the sixth over, where Sehwag edged Broad over the head of both Prior and Shah at first slip, with each of them gorping accusatorily at one another and watching the ball fly past them as if a cartoon goalkeeper beaten by a Hot Shot Hamish shot in Roy of the Rovers.
If you still refuse to believe that Matt Smith is no longer the Doctor, then delay reality a little longer with this short but sweet deleted scene between the Doctor and his companion, Clara, from last night's Christmas Special.
The loyalty to reality, to the concrete facts of experience, exploded like a delayed reaction.
While I can see the point of protecting young, yet-to-be-crushed hearts, I'm not sure delaying reality does anyone any good.
When you touch the screen to play a sound, there's a delay, which destroys the reality of the musical experience.
When accounting rules allow them to be ignored, they also can allow companies to delay facing reality, and thus get into much deeper trouble.
Thus last year's switch from heavy production of jet fuel to producing more gasoline and diesel was a quiet but clear – and painfully delayed – recognition of reality.
This customer would have "saved" (in reality, delayed) £4,293 over the six months in comparison with the standard deal.
For instance, to say that a patient delayed because they were not able to get an appointment for four days after requesting one would be inaccurate, as it implies that an objective decision was made by the patient, and that they are at fault, when in reality the delay was beyond their control.
Although this may yield to a time delay in reality, our model assumes that both steps take place in a single cell.
