To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

A controllable time parameter giving the ability to start an event only after a predetermined amount of time. Most commonly used in an efx device to add and control repeats of an audio signal with decaying levels of volume.

The length of time that it takes sound to travel a certain distance through the air.

An audio effect that provides an echo of a sound after a specified time period.

This is the wait time between to specific events, and regarding satellite communications, it is the time it takes for a signal to go from the transmission station up to orbit and through the satellite and back down to the receiving earth station (about 1/4 of a second).

Français : Retard Deutsch : Verspätung

The additional travel time experienced by a vehicle or pedestrian with reference to a base travel time (e.g. the free-flow travel time).

An audio circuit or device which suspends output of an audio signal and mixes it with the original audio source to create a fuller sound.

Amount of time a call spends waiting to be processed.

An effect which creates a distinct echo.

The difference in time between the arrival of one signal and another.

Part of a Dolby® Pro-Logic® (DPL) or Dolby® Digital scheme. The signal heading for the surround speakers is delayed to help them simulate ambience. Most DPL processors have adjustable delay. Twenty milliseconds is the DPL standard. The greater the delay time, the larger the simulated environment appears to be. [Go to source

In communications, the time between two events. Typically the time it takes for circuits to react to an event.

In communications, the wait time between two events, such as from when a signal is sent until it is received. See also Propagation delay, Response time.

A keyword for the amount of time, expressed in seconds (value), between the moment when activation occurs and the moment when the event it triggers occurs.

In mortgage securities, the time elapsed from receipt of mortgage payments from borrowers to remittance of pass-through cash flows to investors

For radar purposes, Delay is the time between the transmission of a signal and the reception of the reflected signal. Since the signal transmission speed is known (though note atmospheric effects), this delay indicates the distance ("range") to the target. Because a round-trip path is required, the conversion is 998.009564 seconds/AU.

Delay is also a facet of the echo process. Delay refers to the amount of time that exists between echoes.

An electronic circuit that delays the audio signal for some short period of time. Individual and multiple delays are used in reverbs and other effects units where they are mixed back in with the original signal to produce an effect. Delays are also used individually to compensate for differences in speaker placement relative to the sound source and the listener.

time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

a device which causes time to pass from when a device is set up to the time that it explodes

a model component that holds the value of another model component for a specified time

a repeat of the original sound just milliseconds after the original sound

Extra travel time compared to some standard. The standard values used in the Urban Mobility Report are 60 mph on the freeways and 35 mph on the streets.

The time effect of distance (sound traveling through space is delayed according to the distance it travels). People perceive spaciousness by the delay between the arrival of direct sound and reflected sound (larger spaces cause longer delays).

An effect in which a copy of a signal is played back later than the original.

A delay can be used as a signal processing effect, similar to an echo. It is also very convenient to use a digital delay to slow down the signal to remote fill speakers in a sound reinforcement system. Sound travels at approximately 1180 feet per second, while electricity travels at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second). Remote loudspeakers can be time delayed in large sound systems to compensate for this unavoidable law of physics.

A tube of slow burning compound inserted into a fuse run to give a timed delay.

The time difference in the starting points of two signals, both having the same frequency and measured in seconds.

when sound is reflected from a distant surface, a delayed version of the original signal is heard a short time later. Echo-units electronically recreate this natural effect, by either analogue or digital means. Solid-state units store the signal electronically; analogue devices pass the signal down a long chain until it is needed to produce the echo, while in digital unit's the signal is stored in an encoded form until it is required, it is then decoded and used. Digital units can produce stereo delays, allowing multi-tapped signals to be played left, right and centre-stage. It is even possible to produce a “ping-pong” delay, where the sound appears to bounce from side to side.

The time interval between a signal and its repetition. Processors that can delay a signal for anywhere from 10 milliseconds to 10 seconds are called digital delays or delay lines.

The time between the motor burning out, and the Ejection Charge firing

A signal processing device used to delay its output signals by a controllable amount. Used to correct for loudspeaker drivers that are mounted such that their points of apparent sound origin (not necessarily their voice coils) are not physically aligned - time alignment. Signal delay units are used to "aim" loudspeaker arrays. Introducing small amounts of delay between identical, closely-mounted drivers, fed from the same source, controls the direction of the combined response.

To postpone an event until a later time.

For HTTP_Server rules, the amount of time to treat subsequent requests as coming from the initial request.

inharmonic polyphonic time constant

The time between the natural cue and when help is provided by the adult. It is also referred to as wait time.

1. The postponement of an audio signal for a specific amount of time, usually measured in milliseconds. 2. A device designed to delay an audio signal.

One of the principles of defense, it is the opposite of penatration in attack. Jockeying against offensive players with the intent of slowing down the attack until teammates can provide help.

A time interval, measured by an electronic circuit, used to provide a desired alarm feature such as entry/exit delay.

Signal processor which stores a signal for a short time before releasing it to the output. Combining the delayed and original sound allows for effects such as 'echo'. Multiple delay processors may produce 'time modulation' effects such as phasing, flanging and chorus.

The time difference between a sonic event and its perception at the listening position (sound traveling through space is delayed according to the distance it travels). People perceive spaciousness by the delay between the arrival of direct and reflected sound (larger spaces cause longer delays).

Outboard sound equipment that can momentarily stores a signal being sent to part of a P.A. system so that delayed reinforced sound reaches the audience at the same time as live sound from the stage.

1) Effect used to create echo...echo...echo...echo...echo... 2) In more advanced systems used in very large venues, delay can be used to time the arrival of the signal to the speakers in the back of the room so that people in the back hear the sound coming from those speakers at the same time that the sound coming from the speakers in the front of the room arrives.

Development which does not occur within expected time ranges.

Period of inactivity before execution can begin. Activity processing time includes duration and delay.

Refers to the slight delay that sometimes occurs when transferring video, data and audio signals.

The time interval between the manifestation of a signal at one point and the manifestation or detection of the same signal at another point.

The time difference between an event and another one. Delaying a signal can be used to align its time arrival with another one. Delay can be applied to any electrical signal, such as video as well. Delays adjustments are particularly useful in A/V systems to adjust the lip-sync.

Time it takes for a signal to go from sending station through satellite to receiving station. Delay for a single-hop satellite connection is approximately one-quarter of a second.

(1) The first stage of a five-stage DADSR envelope, which delays the beginning of the envelope's attack segment. (2) A control function that allows one of the elements in a layered sound to start later than another element. (3) A signal processor, used for flanging, doubling, and echo, that holds its input for some period of time before passing it to the output, or the algorithm within a signal processor that creates delay.

The time it takes for a signal to go from the sending station through the videoconference to the receiving station. This transmission delay for a single hop videoconference connection is very close to one-quarter of a second.

the feature on some control units that allows a short time from when the system senses pressure off the mat until the alarm begins. Caregiver settable on some monitors. Generally, delays for bed systems are set longer than for chair/wheelchair/toilet systems, since patient exit from a seated position is faster.

A timer that dispatches an event after an interval of time has elapsed. see: alarm, dispatch, event, timer

a common effect in a sampler or synthesizer that mimics the time difference between the arrival of a direct sound and the first reflection to reach the listener's ears.

The difference between the amount of time it takes a vehicle to reach its destination and the time it would take to reach the destination under optimal conditions.

The time it takes for a signal to travel from a transmitting earth station, through space, to a satellite and back. This time calculates to be about 1/4 of a second.

This attribute defines the attacking speed of a weapon or spell and is governed by a small measurement of time between when the player presses the attack button(s) to when the attack itself will be executed.

As commonly used in surround sound audio terms, the delay is the time difference between when a front speaker plays a sound and a rear or surround speaker plays a corresponding sound.

An effect that is used to add depth or space to an audio signal by repeating the input one or more times after a brief pause of a few milliseconds to a few seconds. Delay is also often referred to as Echo.

1. A basic process in which the output of the input signal is delayed by a specified time (called the delay time). 2. A device that delays its signal in order to synchronize to output to another signal such as matching audio to a video signal. 3. An audio signal processor used to create an echo effect.

To slow down the arrival of a signal by electronic means. See analogue delay and digital delay line.

This term is often used in place of dead time. See dead time.

The time taken for a signal to pass through a videoconference from the sending station to the receiving station.

Also called Queue Time. The time a caller spends in queue, waiting for an agent to become available. Average Delay is the same thing as Average Speed of Answer. Also see Average Delay of Delayed Calls.

Failure to transport a car with reasonable dispatch. OR In train service, the amount of time the train was stopped for various reasons while enroute.

The elapsed time between the instant when user information is submitted to the network and when it is received by the user at the other end.

The amount of time that elapses between a change in an input event and the resultant change in a related output event or time series.

1. To defer to another time. 2. To detain or make late.

A signal processing device or circuit used to delay one or more of the output signals by a controllable amount. This feature is used to correct for loudspeaker drivers that are mounted such that their points of apparent sound origin (not necessarily their voice coils) are not physically aligned. Good delay circuits are frequency independent, meaning the specified delay is equal for all audio frequencies (constant group delay). Delay circuits based on digital sampling techniques are inherently frequency independent and thus preferred.

The time it takes a signal to go from the sending station through the satellite to the receiving station. The approximate delay time of a signal through a geosynchronous satellite is close to one-quarter of a second. This is due to the fact that the signal travels at the speed of light. The signal makes a round trip of approximately 44, 500 miles and also has an additional slight delay while being processed through the satellite.

one or more distinct echoes that have a more distinctly audible space between the initiation of the original sound and its reflection and an eventual diminishing of volume over time

Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of timehttp://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Delay/ Lehman, Scott. "Effects Explained: Delay". 1996. Retrieved on June 30, 2006..