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.
(..) MO TAZ/ Her Majesty, the Queen. CLARlSSE/ My fellow Genovians and honored guests... good evening. l apologize for the delay and--oh, hello-- And may l say... welcome to our grand Genovian lndependence Day ball. CHARLO TTE/ (..)2001 The Princess Diaries