English Dictionary

delay

/dɪˈleɪ/

noun

A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. / (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

There was a delay in the start of the concert.

意味（1）

A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

the delay before the echo of a sound

意味（2）

(music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

The 8-bit sound quality of many early delays did indeed leave a lot to be desired (compare this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)

意味（3）

(programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”)

意味（4）

(chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.