The phrase "delayed for some time" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it in any situation where you need to explain that something has been postponed. For example, "The launch of the new product was delayed for some time because of the pandemic."
The recruiting officers were receptive to the idea, but said that the official O. K. might be delayed for some time.
"Justice has been delayed for some time in this matter, and we're just looking to hear the truth," Mr. Payne said.
After hedging about whether the city's long-awaited bike-share program would begin as scheduled this month, city officials acknowledged this week that its start would be delayed for some time, without explaining why.
The beautiful and potentially functional X100 has had its US release delayed for some time, first because of enormous popularity and limited inventory, and then because of the natural disasters striking Japan.
Everybody got splashed and agitated, and the performance was delayed for some time".
Artillery support was delayed for some time due to the lack of a track to transport the guns.
Rather than delay a new tax opposed by labor unions, as the Senate plan would do, the House would delay for some time a tax on medical devices that the law imposes on manufacturers.
To save some resources like power, for the data that can be delayed for some amount of time without impacting on the outcome of the application, the user can decide to activate periodically the listening service and pull all the information from the devices.
He has been delayed for second time, this time because of a power supply problem.
Welcoming the relaxation of the rollout, Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's GPs Committee, said: "We have been pressing the secretary of state to allow a delay for some time.
