The phrase "advised to delay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting that someone should postpone an action or decision based on guidance or recommendations.
Example: "After reviewing the situation, the team was advised to delay the project until further notice."
Alternatives: "recommended to postpone" or "counseled to defer".
Motorists are being advised to delay their journeys until Sunday.
In some affected countries, women have been advised to delay pregnancy.
Women who have undergone a bariatric surgical procedure are currently advised to delay conception for up to 2 years.
Women diagnosed with gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) need safe and effective contraception because they are advised to delay a subsequent pregnancy.
Current students or alumni of the Whiting School of Engineering or the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins who have not met the requirements for a Committee Letter are advised to delay their applications to address their missing requirements.
Before it filed its ILC application, company representatives consulted with a small number of pivotal staff members on Capitol Hill, and were advised to delay the filing until a resolution could be reached on Wal-Mart, says a Washington lobbyist with close ties to the House and Senate financial services committees and knowledge of the situation.
Passengers planning to travel are advised to check before departing because delays and cancellations are expected.
Airports say they are hoping to resume normal services but have warned of possible delays and passengers are advised to check with their airline before travelling.
Drivers travelling long distances northbound on the M5 are advised to consider delaying the start to their journeys because of major traffic problems.
It said passengers are "advised to expect delays due to an unplanned incident which has closed the tunnels for customers heading from the UK to France".
Since operating on a newborn is especially risky, they advised us to delay open-heart surgery until his first birthday.
