delay
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Example
“the delay before the echo of a sound”
Other meanings
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
Synonyms
- hold
- time lag
- wait
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "laier" (to leave).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “delay” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.