"delayed for days" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to indicate a situation where something has been postponed or put off for several days. Example: The delivery of my package was delayed for days due to the bad weather conditions. In this example, the phrase "delayed for days" indicates that the delivery of the package was postponed for a significant amount of time, likely causing inconvenience or frustration for the recipient.
The final count was delayed for days.
Secretary of State Jim Smith had asked the Justice Department to help prevent a repetition of the problems in the primary on Sept. 10, when tallies were delayed for days and polling places did not open on time.
The report was submitted to Security Council members over the weekend, but had been delayed for days before that after the Chinese expert on the panel refused to sign off on the report.
Tennis matches, meanwhile, were slowly getting back on track this evening after being delayed for days because no one remembered to sign up for a court on the Parks Department waiting list.
The effort had been delayed for days because of blowing snow and strong winds, but two turboprop planes finally arrived at the base and flew Mr. McCue to Rothera Air Station on the coast of Antarctica, then to Chile's southernmost city, Punta Arenas, where he was put on a Lear jet to Houston.
Now it's true that no presidential election has been postponed or delayed because of rain, cold weather or earthquakes, but no World Series has been delayed for days or weeks by the managers of the two teams arguing over the score.
The ship took 205 days to complete the passage after she was delayed for 48 days by unfavourable winds off Cape Horn.
Nine cycles were delayed for 4 7 days and 5 cycles were delayed for more than 7 days.
In Wales, Hywel Dda health board saw a delay of 975 days, while in Northern Ireland, a 76-year-old patient was delayed for 1,235 days at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
Gestation typically lasts 51 days for the American mink, but this period can vary, as implantation of the fertilized egg can be delayed for 1 14 days.
The British were delayed for 10 days, giving Gen. Andrew Jackson time to prepare his defenses.
