The phrase "a period of delay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific duration during which something is postponed or held up.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are experiencing a period of delay in the project timeline."
Alternatives: "a delay phase" or "a delay interval".
A stop-signal would superimpose on the response cue after a period of delay if it were arranged to be a stop-trial.
Practitioners reported anxiety during a period of delay, and ongoing uncertainty about optimal treatment choice.
When compared to farms that had never observed clinical Johne's disease, keeping MAP-positive cows or only culling them after a period of delay was associated with an increase in optical density.
Farms that culled MAP-positive cows also had significant increases in bulk milk ELISA value when compared to farms without a history of Johne's disease but those that culled the cow immediately had a much smaller increase (β = 0.010, P = 0.035) than those that culled the cow after a period of delay, such as after her next calving (β = 0.020, P = 0.025).
Breeding occurs in the spring, except in the Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis), which breeds in the autumn but undergoes a period of delayed implantation lasting about 150 days.
Come 2016, trial still underway, the Supreme Court controversially set time limits regarding the right to a "speedy trial," allowing cases to be thrown out after a period of delays.
There may also be a period of delayed migration in steelhead smolts prior to the start of seaward migration, which would explain the slower average migration speeds downstream.
There was a period of delayed graft function and renal biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis.
When a route is canceled, the signal lights of the selected route are immediately turned red and the routes are unlocked after a period of set delay so as to give reaction and stopping time to the train drivers.
This second phase of mortality was preceded by a period of developmental delay, commencing at ∼P14, during which TGMAT pups failed to gain weight.
the warrant provides for the giving of such notice within a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days after the date of its execution, or on a later date certain if the facts of the case justify a longer period of delay.
