delay time

delay time (countable and uncountable, plural delay times)

1. The amount of time required for a signal to travel through a specific path or component in an integrated circuit.
2. The elapsed time between the change of a component at the reference point and a system response of 10% of the final reading.
3. The time interval between a reference point on one waveform and a reference point on another waveform.
4. The time interval between a transition at an input and a resultant change at an output.

• time delay