"day's delay" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it in a sentence such as "The project was delayed by one day's delay".
"Literally every day's delay costs the project a lot of money".
But to Daniel Rolph, the morning outlook -- 45 minutes late and counting -- was all in a day's delay.
Yankees Manager Ralph Houk was able to move Whitey Ford up to Game 6 because of the first day's delay.
But every day's delay adds to his distortion of the election process, since absentee ballots go out as soon as Friday.
Because corn planted late is more sensitive to heat damage in high summer, every day's delay practically guarantees a lower yield at harvest.
"They are never going to give up the boy voluntarily," and every day's delay makes things worse, Mr. Craig quoted him as saying.
Thursday's delay was less mysterious, but did reflect the visit's vital importance to Beijing.
Thursday's delay also compelled Pena to remove his starting pitcher, Edinson Volquez, after only one inning.
Manager Johanna Heuren said a traffic management plan would remain in place while the cause of Sunday's delays was investigated.
A resident of Gibraltar, David Gibbins, told the BBC Saturday's delays had meant the territory - which has a population of under 30,000 - had been "gridlocked".
Following the day's second delay, this one lasting less than an hour, Woods would return to play six more holes.
