delay an action

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• Delay box — is a common slang term used in drag racing to describe an on board timer which is a Transmission Brake Delay Timer. A transbrake forces the race car to remain stationary at the starting line, in gear, regardless of how much engine power is… …   Wikipedia

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• delay — v. & n. v. 1 tr. postpone; defer. 2 tr. make late (was delayed at the traffic lights). 3 intr. loiter; be late (don t delay!). n. 1 the act or an instance of delaying; the process of being delayed. 2 time lost by inaction or the inability to… …   Useful english dictionary

• delay-action relay — delsioji relė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. delay action relay; delayed relay; time lag relay vok. verzögert wirkendes Relais, n; verzögertes Relais, n; Verzögerungsrelais, n rus. реле замедленного действия, n; реле с замедлением, n …   Fizikos terminų žodynas