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.
(..) the attack. The game has changed. What are you talking about? All elements are past their release points. They're in assault position. Then delay the attack. At least, delay the attack. I have a chance... ...to infiltrate Skynet and rescue those prisoners. Give me that opportunity. (..)2009 Terminator Salvation