The phrase "after development began" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a point in time following the initiation of a development process or project.
Example: "The team noticed significant improvements in productivity after development began."
Alternatives: "once development started" or "following the start of development".
When Owlboy is released on November 1, it will have been nearly ten years after development began on the gorgeous looking, Metroid-inspired action game.
In 1971, the planned community of Charbonneau on the south side of the river was annexed into the city the year after development began.
Troika was a small game studio, with five developers and a total staff of thirty-two (including lead writer Brian Mitsoda, who joined the team less than a year after development began).
Valve's contract for Troika's use of the Source engine guaranteed that Bloodlines could not be released before Half-Life 2, and could not be introduced to the public until after the announcement of Half-Life 2, over eighteen months after development began.
Very shortly after initial development began, the company started blurring the lines between the World of Darkness and Eve projects.
In the first few years after this development began at Bimini, we saw a modest rise in the mortality rate of juvenile lemon sharks (Jennings et al. 2008; also see Fig. 3), although these effects have since levelled off.
Even after the MetroTech development began to emerge in the 1980s, and with it came major corporations like Chase and KeySpan, the core commercial district excited few people.
Development began after the juncture of rail lines in 1905 and 1914.
Industrial development began after 1894, when a steel mill was built on the Black River.
Ḥulwān's industrial development began after the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy in 1952.
Development began after 1870, when the site was chosen as a coal-shipping port for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
