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"likely to be delayed" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to refer to something that has a high probability of being delayed or held up. For example, "The bus is likely to be delayed due to the heavy traffic."
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Anything not canceled was likely to be delayed.
Now, those expectations are likely to be delayed at least a month.
And that invocation of Article 50 is likely to be delayed for quite a while.
Now, the exports are likely to be delayed at least a month.
Instead, the work is likely to be delayed by 18 months.
The publication of plans for regional and rural development is likely to be delayed.
Their trial is likely to be delayed for at least a year.
If they do, the case is likely to be delayed for months.
If the capacity crunch persists, domestic flights are more likely to be delayed or cancelled.
But the turnaround the American carmaker was hoping for is likely to be delayed yet again.
But because of the economic problems of the airline industry, that part of the plan is likely to be delayed.
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