delayed-action

1 of 2

adjective

variants or less commonly delay-action

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1

: tending to act or become effective only after some usually predetermined period of time

2

of an explosive projectile : detonating some time after it strikes the target

delayed action

2 of 2

noun

: a device for automatically releasing the shutter of a camera after a certain period of time to enable the photographer to appear in the picture

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