The phrase "caused delay" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you need to explain why something happened later than expected or what made something take longer than you thought it would. For example: "The heavy rain caused delay in the construction of the new bridge."
Increased binding caused delay in the apparent fluorescence kinetics (Fig. 3b).
COLOGNE TO GET $4,000,000 Large Volume of Municipals Planned, but German Ministry Has Caused Delay -- Czech Report Revived.
Disagreement caused delay, and this, in combination with other factors, brought TWA to the verge of bankruptcy or reorganization in late 1946.
The irony of the legal battle is that Forest City has won all 23 decisions, but the time taken to fight each motion and appeal has caused delay after delay.
Two of the most potent survivin modulators, LLP3 and LLP9 at concentrations between 50 and 100 nM, caused delay in mitotic progression and major mitotic defects in proliferating human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and prostate cancer cells (PC3).
The devastating Mw 9.1 Sumatra earthquake on 26 December 2004 and subsequent tsunami caused severe damages to harbour structures which caused delay in supply of relief work in the earthquake and tsunami affected areas in Andaman Islands, India.
"This caused delays in machine preparation and delivery".
By evening, however, storms moving eastward caused delays at airports in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington and the New York area.
Strikes on the main regional commuter lines in Paris also caused delays, Agence France-Presse reported.
"We focused on details which caused delays at critical times for customers that needed help".
The glitch in the traffic lights system in Montgomery County that caused delays earlier this morning is now causing delays in the evening rush hour.
