Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
The pilot seemed reassured that this was a reasonable request. I'm confident that a ground controller will accommodate a delay, if we can find a way that it not inconvenience another flight.
In my experience (of busy European airports), provided you tell Ground at the outset that you'll need 3 minutes (or however long) for checks somewhere, they'll plan to accommodate it. But when their last 50 customers have been multicrew turbines who are almost always "ready-on-reaching", a quick reminder doesn't hurt.