delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait (noun)

time during which some action is awaited

"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

delay, holdup (verb)

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

delay, detain, hold up (verb)

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"

delay (verb)

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

stay, detain, delay (verb)

stop or halt

"Please stay the bloodshed!"

check, retard, delay (verb)

slow the growth or development of

"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

delay (Noun)

previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying.

delay (Verb)

To put off until a later time; to distract.

delay (Verb)

To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.

Delay

Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.