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Discover LudwigThe phrase "delay by" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about postponing something for a certain amount of time. For example: "Because of the inclement weather, my trip was delayed by two days."
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"Great move on delay (by V. Putin)," he wrote.
Affected residents were informed of the delay by e-mail Friday morning, Aug. 16.
"Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!" he tweeted.
Petrocelli said he planned to file a formal request for a delay by Monday.
There simply is no cause for further delay by the Senate leadership.
But avoiding delay by not bringing measures to the floor makes no sense.
"Delay by NASA in confirming such information serves no useful purposes," the document said.
He will be tried without delay by court-martial, and his fate is certain.
Weinert, T. & Hartwell, L. Control of G2 delay by the RAD9 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
"Boehner is not as pugnacious as DeLay by any stretch of the imagination," Mr. Galen said.
When the governor arrived, he explained the delay by saying he had been "making appointments".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com