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Delayed action   /dɪlˈeɪd ˈækʃən/   Listen
Delayed action

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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"Delayed action" Quotes from Famous Books



... riot ensued. The house of Van Maanen and the offices of the National were attacked, pillaged and burnt. The city was given over to wild confusion and anarchy; and many of the mob secured arms by the plunder of the gun-smiths' shops. Meanwhile the military authorities delayed action. Several small patrols were surrounded and compelled to surrender, while the main body of troops, instead of attacking and dispersing the rioters, was withdrawn and stationed in front of the royal palace. ...
— History of Holland • George Edmundson


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