Sentence examples for delayed by from inspiring English sources

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"delayed by" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to indicate that something happened later than expected, or happened after a specified amount of time had passed. Example: Our shipment was delayed by more than two weeks.

Exact(60)

Further study was delayed by European wars.

Encyclopedia Britannica

The third round was delayed by rain.

The New York Times - Sports

Later conference trains were delayed by hours.

The Economist

The season was delayed by contract negotiations.

The New York Times

Aboulfotouh arrival at debate delayed by #cairotraffic?

The New York Times

The toss has been delayed by rain.

The Guardian - Sport

The latter correction was delayed by research.

The New York Times

Parliamentary elections have been delayed by wrangling.

The Guardian

His path was only delayed by Vacek.

The New York Times - Sports

The helicopter was delayed by fog.

The New York Times

This correction was delayed by archival research.

The New York Times

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tardy by

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