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delayed action

de·laye·dac·tion

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noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

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

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adjective

1.

operating after a predetermined lapse of time

  • “a delayed-action bomb”
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