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Discover LudwigThe phrase "encountered delay" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where someone or something experiences a delay or setback. Example: The construction project encountered a delay due to unforeseen weather conditions.
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Ten (33%) elective and 42 (61%) acute patients encountered delay.
Patients undergoing procedures, receiving consultations or discharged within 24 hours of the documented time and date of the request or event, were deemed not to have encountered delay.
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Still, some passengers encountered delays.
Alta has encountered delays to its programs in other cities.
Since last year, science and engineering researchers from abroad seeking to obtain or renew visas have routinely encountered delays of months.
Mr. Skidmore said the Fed system had encountered delays in processing checks because of the cancellation of airline flights, but that otherwise there were no major problems.
In July, it said it would allow American troops and weaponry to fly through Russian airspace to Afghanistan, although that arrangement has encountered delays.
The streaming process, however, encountered delays and it took 45 minutes or more for the ads to appear online at first.
But, Mr. Hamelin added, "the Chinese engine encountered delays, and our engines were used during the development of the common platform".
The company also encountered delays recently in a bike-share program in Chattanooga, Tenn., which was also attributed to software problems.
East Coast main-line passengers encountered delays of an hour or more due to a suspected broken rail Thirsk, affecting services between York and Darlington.
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