"time delay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time delays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time delay (plural time delays)
  1. A delay used to separate the occurrence of two events, especially in a mechanical or electronic device. Synonyms: delay Derived forms: time delay and integration clock, time-delay measuring instrument, time-delay measuring system, time-delay relay, time-delay spectrometry, time delay toxin activation Translations (delay): aikaviive (Finnish), viive (Finnish), Zeitverzögerung [feminine] (German), കാലതാമസം (kālatāmasaṁ) (Malayalam)
    Sense id: en-time_delay-en-noun-HU~WeAEr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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