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.
(..) You do know we're one short. Where's Bofur? - If he's not here, we leave him behind. - We'll have to. If we're to find the door before... ...nightfall, we can risk no more delays. Not you. We must travel at speed. You will slow us down. What are you talking about? I'm coming with you. (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug