delayed action

Other forms: delayed actions

Definitions of delayed action
  1. noun
    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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    mechanism
    device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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