delayed action

Noun

Meaning

a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture

Source: WordNet

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delayed-action

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Examples

A final element included intensive fighter sweeps over Japanese airfields, and bombing of Japanese runways, using delayed action bombs to make repairs more difficult. Source: Internet

That same year Prime Minister George Grenville proposed to impose direct taxes on the colonies to raise revenue, but delayed action to see if the colonies would propose some way to raise the revenue themselves. Source: Internet

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