He had a very 'delayed' reaction to the medication. [=a reaction that did not happen immediately]
The nurse apologized for the 'delay' [='wait'] and said that the doctor would be in shortly.
Production problems 'delayed' the introduction of the new model by several months.
(..) - Well, not... Yes. Yeah. l just can't afford any more delays. You're one of those fish that cause delays. Sometimes it's a good thing. There's a group of fish. - They're delay fish. - You mean... You mean you don't... like me? No, of course l like you. Because l like you (..)2003 Finding Nemo