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.
(..) And the hill was soggy from days of rain, and the hill sloped down toward a road, and there were many German soldiers on the road. And the idea was to aim for the first group, and if our aim was true, we could delay them. - Were you scared? - Of what? Getting killed? You'll never write well (..)2011 Midnight in Paris