The phrase "a delicate period" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a time that is sensitive or requires careful handling, often in contexts related to emotions, relationships, or situations that are fragile.
Example: "After the argument, they entered a delicate period in their friendship, where every word seemed to matter."
Alternatives: "a sensitive time" or "a fragile phase".
STF: We are in a delicate period.
Still, Chinese officials are concerned about keeping the country's present economic vibrancy going through a delicate period of political transition, as a new generation of leaders takes control of China's economic management, beginning in March.
It's a delicate period for Jean-Rene Fourtou Jean-Rene Fourtou 's Vivendi to be on the business-end of a suit, as the Gallic-American media colossus is in the midst of finding a beau to buy Vivendi Universal Entertainment.
This is an important country in the region and a communications breakdown between the two countries, at the highest levels, is unnecessary, especially during such a delicate period for the future of the Arab region.
"In a delicate period like this, we've learnt from all the emergencies all over the world that the one things that we shouldn't do is to take those children out of their community, out of this country," says Cornelius Williams, Regional Child Protection Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa.
So expecting attention from him during such a delicate period would be absurd, instead just be by his side and give all your attention.
For the United States it is also a politically delicate period, with patience for the war ebbing and uncertainty about the change of the top general running the war.
Gives birth, but then even though the snake hasn't eaten in about 11 months, she sticks around for about 10 days during a very delicate period in the babies' lives, when they're getting ready to shed their first skin.
"The fetus is not only exposed to BPA but also to higher levels of insulin from the mother, making the environment for the fetus even more disruptive," says Nadal. "This is a very delicate period".
"The fetus is not only exposed to BPA but also to higher levels of insulin from the mother, making the environment for the fetus even more disruptive," says Nadal. "This is a very delicate period". Previous studies have suggested that the environmental chemicals in the womb can preprogram weight gain later in life.
