It is correct and usable in written English.
It is a verb phrase meaning to move forward, continue, or start something next. Example sentence: We will proceed after we have discussed the budget.
To proceed after the first stage, responses from seven of 19 patients were needed.
The committee said it would decide how to proceed after the CMA's report had been published.
The BBA said it would not proceed after talks with the banks.
The Pillsbury acquisition was allowed to proceed after the commission's chairman, Timothy J. Muris, recused himself.
But a judge ruled Friday that Mr. Adams could proceed after correcting two errors.
Civil cases only proceed after all the criminal trials (state and federal) are over.
Neither side has indicated how the talks are likely to proceed after the initial statements.
As Bergman writes, "It is very hard to predict how history will proceed after someone is shot in the head".
Shares of Verio rallied on hopes that NTT's $60-a-share 60-a-share 60-a-share after a three-month delay.
"We will then decide how to proceed after the election and in the context of the company's ongoing strategic review.
However, commercial exploitation remains some years away and can only proceed after proper survey and evaluation of environmental impacts".
