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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already delayed for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been postponed or held up for a certain duration of time.
Example: "The project is already delayed for two weeks due to unforeseen circumstances."
Alternatives: "previously postponed for" or "already held up for".
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Many of them say New York has already delayed for too long, and is paying a price.
Mr Straw is at present blunting the teeth of the government's promised freedom of information bill, a landmark piece of liberal legislation which Labour made much of in opposition, but which it has already delayed for no good reason.
"The Hobbit" films were already delayed for months while Warner struggled to reach financial terms with MGM, which has been going through a restructuring of some $4 billion in debt, and lost its intended director, Guillermo del Toro, who tired of waiting.
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They have already delayed construction for 15 years.
He said he has already delayed applying for a promotion because he has yet to present his work at a conference.
She had already delayed the operation for two weeks in order to prepare for her convalescence, when visitors would be privy to what she considered the unsightly corners of her apartment.
Bristol is paying $2 billion for a cancer drug from ImClone Systems that the Food and Drug Administration has already delayed by asking for more data.
Ministers have already delayed announcing permission for the first proposed new coal plant, at Kingsnorth, Kent, because of wrangling over the cost of CCS, said to have risen to between £750m and £1.5bn for the first trial alone.
Meanwhile, not a single policeman has been jailed for killing any of the 800-odd people who lost their lives for protesting against Mr Mubarak's dictatorship.Hope to hold on toA general election, already delayed, is scheduled for April.
Schools bear the brunt The task at hand is particularly urgent as the government struggles to meet an already delayed start date for the school year, which is now scheduled to begin on 6 October.
"E.P.A. has already delayed the important standards for ozone as well as for fine particle soot.
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