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This phrase is correct and can be used in written English
You can use it when referring to something which has been much delayed, either due to an external factor or because of an individual's procrastination. For example, "The completion of the project has been much delayed due to the lack of resources."
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The banks are poorly regulated and prone to collapse; privatisation has been much delayed.
A report commissioned by the FCA into the conduct of the GRG division has been much delayed, and is now expected to be published by the end of the year.
Thaad has been much delayed in development and the Guam deployment will be its first real mission.
The announcement of Labour's policy on fees has been much delayed, with reports of disagreements between senior party figures over whether cutting tuition fees should be a priority for investment.
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The President's famous remark, during a press conference in the 1960 campaign, that he might be able to think of a major contribution Nixon had made to the Administration "if you give me a week," may have reflected his own decreasing mental agility, but it came after an endorsement that had been much delayed and was somewhat wan.
If Runa hadn't provided Jelastic with counsel and made the introductions to the who's who of the hosting world, Jelastic's progress would have been much delayed (or, perhaps, never taken off).
The committee has been much criticized for delay in hearings and votes on nominees, which has left some Federal courts with disabling vacancies.
Recently, there has been much work dealing with time delayed population systems (see [1 12]).
In April, Digg founder Kevin Rose took over as CEO, replacing Jay Adelson — at the time we were hearing that he was unsatisfied with the progress of New Digg, which had already been much delayed.
In April, Digg founder Kevin Rose took over as CEO, replacing Jay Adelson — at the time we were hearing that he was unsatisfied with the progress of New Digg, which had already been much delayed.
The delays have been much much longer than a minute or two, 10-15min to upload a single 0k text file.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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