The phrase "delay in performing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a postponement or holdup in carrying out a task or action.
Example: "There was a significant delay in performing the scheduled maintenance on the equipment."
Alternatives: "hold-up in execution" or "postponement in carrying out".
Those included the improper administration of medication, the failure to arrange a cardiology consultation, the delay in performing an urgent scan to rule out a life-threatening blood clot and the tardy delivery of anesthesia during labor and delivery.
A party shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that this failure or delay is the direct result of a Force Majeure Event, provided that the Affected Party has taken all reasonable steps to prevent or overcome that failure.
9.3 A party shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that this failure or delay is the result of any cause or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of that party and that failure could not have been prevented or overcome by that party acting reasonably and prudently.
Delay in performing the procedure can lead to worse outcome.
Various reasons can cause delay in performing the surgery.
Tracheal intubation repeatedly failed due to narrowing of the glottis, resulting in glottic edema and a 1-month delay in performing surgery.
Slow storage solutions for Exchange 2007 will lead to message queuing, sluggish response time, and delays in performing certain actions.
Chief executive of the Welsh NHS David Sissling said in his annual report, published last month, suggested the delays in performing scheduled surgery were a "knock-on effect" of an unexpected surge in demand for urgent care.
However, no mortality benefit of primary angioplasty over thrombolysis was observed in several registries, in which delays in performing primary angioplasty were longer.
This is worrisome since it strains the system and the departments working under this great pressure, generating long waiting lists, delays in performing tests and, consequently, delays in diagnoses and the initiation of treatments.
This situation may be due in part to delays in performing the necessary obstetric interventions but can also be seen to point to deficiencies in the technical quality of care provided.
