"thereby delaying" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a circumstance or action that causes a delay in another event or action. Example: The heavy rain caused flooding in the streets, thereby delaying the start of the parade.
More than 33percentt of borrowers were asked for additional information partway through the process, thereby delaying approval.
A former Telmex lawyer told me that the company's legal strategy was to challenge every decision that the regulatory agencies made, thereby delaying enforcement.
A spokeswoman said, "Michael has not finalized his decision," thereby delaying for at least another day the announcement that he would return to the game at age 38.
The carbides are thought to act as hydrogen traps and delay the arrival of critical amounts of hydrogen to the crack tip thereby delaying embrittlement.
All NS pulse treatments significantly improved water uptake by and reduced water loss from flowering spikes, thereby delaying the loss of water balance and maintaining relative fresh weight.
However, these agents also inhibit endogenous growth factors preventing angiogenesis at the local tissue, interface thereby delaying the healing process and negatively impacting device performance.
Fast-release matrix utilizing superdisintegrants and effervescent agents was met with slow matrix disaggregation during dissolution and effervescence loss during storage, thereby delaying drug dissolution.
It's the reason, he says, that many opt to go on to graduate school, thereby delaying the task of entering the work force.
Hit-and-run in a collision is a punishable offence as it delays crash notification thereby delaying emergency response which increases the likelihood of traffic fatality.
In Missouri, if Talent wins, Daschle could then prevail on its Democratic governor to drag a foot on certification of the election -- thereby delaying the takeover by a G.O.P. majority.
After I rebuked him for his impertinence in waiting in the wrong place, thereby delaying me for at least 12 seconds, he lead me out to his highly polished black Cadillac sedan.
