time delay

taɪm dɪˈleɪ

Definition

Definition of time delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

waiting periodperiod before an event or action occurs

The time delay for the launch was approximately ten minutes..

delay

pause

waiting period

circuit behavior

TECH.

signal holdback causing later output than input

TECH.

The circuit introduced a time delay before the output changed.

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Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

Expressions with delay

brook no delay

not tolerate any postponement or hesitation

The manager brooks no delay in meeting deadlines.

rain delay

pause in an event due to rain

The baseball game had a rain delay.

without delay

adv.

right away, with no waiting or pause

Please call me without delay if you need help.

delay tactic

strategy to slow down a process or decision

The lawyer used a delay tactic to postpone the trial.

without undue delay

adv.

as soon as reasonably possible without unnecessary waiting or slowing

The company must respond to complaints without undue delay.

delay action

postpone or slow down a process

The committee decided to delay action on the proposal until next week.

with the least possible delay

adv.

as quickly as possible without waiting

Please respond with the least possible delay.

without further delay

adv.

immediately without waiting any longer

Let's start the meeting without further delay.

tape delay

delay in broadcasting to censor content

The show used a tape delay to bleep out swearing.

delay time

measured interval between a starting event and its noticeable result

The engineer reduced the delay time in the control system.

Terms with time delay included in their meaning

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wait a moment

time

delay for a short period of time

wait

hold back

delay action until a specific time or event

at last

adv.

finally

after a long time or delay

wait for

postpone action

delay action until a particular time or event

all at once

adv.

simultaneous timing

happening all at the same time without delay or gap

on schedule

adv.

punctuality

happening at the planned time without delay

willing to wait

adj.

time delay

prepared to tolerate waiting, without complaining

quicker

adv.

time

with less delay or time taken

Examples of time delay in a sentence

The time delay caused frustration among the passengers.
Engineers added a time delay to filter out brief voltage spikes.
Adjust the time delay so the output pulses match the required timing.

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French:délai, délai temporel, ...
German:Zeitverzögerung, Zeitverzug, ...
Italian:ritardo temporale, ritardo, ...
Spanish:retraso temporal, retardo temporal, ...
Portuguese:atraso, atraso de tempo, ...
Chinese:时间延迟, 时延, ...
Japanese:時間遅延, 時間ディレイ, ...
Arabic:تأخير زمني, زَمَنُ التَّأَخُّر, ...
Hebrew:דְּחִיָּה, שְׁהַיַּת זְמַן, ...
Russian:временная задержка, задержка по времени, ...
Ukrainian:затримка часу, часова затримка, ...
Hindi:विलंब, टाइम डिले, ...
Bengali:সময়ের ব্যবধান, সময় বিলম্ব, ...
Catalan:demora, retard de temps, ...
Czech:prodleva, časové zpoždění, ...
Danish:tidsforsinkelse, ...
Dutch:tijdsvertraging, vertraging, ...
Greek:χρονική καθυστέρηση, καθυστέρηση σήματος, ...
Hungarian:késleltetés, időkésés, ...
Khmer:រយៈពេលពន្យារ, ការពន្យាពេល, ...
Korean:시간 지연, 지연 시간, ...
Persian:تاخیر زمانی, تأخیر زمانی, ...
Polish:opóźnienie czasowe, zwłoka czasowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):atraso, atraso de tempo, ...
Romanian:întârziere de timp, întârziere temporală, ...
Swedish:tidsfördröjning, fördröjningstid, ...
Thai:การหน่วงเวลา, ความหน่วงเวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman gecikmesi, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian trì hoãn, trễ thời gian, ...

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Definition of time delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with time

Expressions with delay

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Terms with time delay included in their meaning

Examples of time delay in a sentence

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