delayed-action
1 of 2adjective
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 2noun
: 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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delayed-action