The occurrence of a delay in the construction project is a common problem in civil engineering. The delay is defined as a situation where the actual progress of a construction project is slower than the planned schedule or late completion of the project. The problem of delay occurs during the life of the project leading to disputes and litigation. The delay will result in several negative effects like conflicts between owner, contractors and consulting, loss of productivity and exaggerated prices. This paper presents a major construction delay caused by rank order retrieved from past literature. The list of construction delay causes is collected and grouped together, are ranked. The result of this paper gives the major causes of delay.