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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELAYED

pp. Deferred; detained; hindered for a time; retarded.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

delayed-action

de layed-ac tion adjective [ attrib. ] operating or effective after a predetermined length of time: delayed-action bombs. noun ( delayed action ) the operation of something after a predetermined length of time.

 

Oxford Dictionary

delayed-action

delayed-action adjective [ attrib. ] operating or effective after a predetermined length of time: delayed-action bombs. noun ( delayed action ) [ mass noun ] the operation of something after a predetermined length of time.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

delayed

de l yed 形容詞 遅らせた .~̀ br adcast 放送 遅発放送 .

 

delayed-action

del yed- ction 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗遅延作動の ; 時限式の ; セルフタイマーの ▸ a delayed-action bomb 時限爆弾