Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time delay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
time de-lay
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A delay used to separate the occurrence of two events, especially in a mechanical or electronic device.

Inflected Forms

time delays (plural)

Phrases

time-delayed time delay and integration clock time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system time-delay relay time-delay spectrometry time delay toxin activation

Synonyms

delay

Questions

What does time delay mean?
A delay used to separate the occurrence of two events, especially in a mechanical or electronic device.

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