"delay in delivery" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where a product or package is not delivered within the expected or promised timeframe. Example: "I apologize for the delay in delivery of your order. Our warehouse experienced unexpected delays, but we are working to have your package shipped out as soon as possible."
Further, the delay in delivery may be as harmful to the buyer's interests as outright nondelivery.
It plans to be the first to fly the A380, perhaps as early as December, after a six-month delay in delivery.
Analysts said a delay in delivery of new cellphones could squeeze retailers, who have experienced a jump in consumer demand in recent weeks.
A few lines of text can take its time arriving, but applications sending voice calls or streaming video become unusable if there is too much delay in delivery.
Emirates airline confirmed that it was seeking financial compensation from Airbus, saying it had been "badly hurt" by a two-year delay in delivery of the superjumbo A380 plane.
You have to struggle to puzzle out words done in blocky or flamelike letters, but as with the posters, the sentiments are that much more effective for the delay in delivery.
The shares plunged 26percentt on the day after the company announced a six-month delay in deliveries.
Barely six months later, while everyone was admiring the plane's first flight, Airbus slipped out news of a six-month delay in deliveries.
Airbus was already mired in two years' worth of delays, but the airplane manufacturer announced a delay in deliveries of its A380 superjumbo, its huge, double-decker, 555-seat plane.
The Dow and Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell yesterday after Boeing said it expected a delay in deliveries of its Dreamliner jet and early corporate results prompted concern about the outlook for profits.
Troubles linked to the design and installation of the A380's electrical wiring snowballed into a devastating two-year delay in deliveries, saddling the company with heavy financial losses.
