startdelay
nounUK /ˈstɑːt.dɪˌleɪ/
US /ˈstɑːrt.dɪˌleɪ/
A startdelay is a short wait before something begins.
There was a startdelay of ten seconds before the race began.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The time between pressing a button and a machine actually starting.
The camera has a startdelay so you can join the photo.
3. A planned gap before a game or show starts.
The startdelay gave the players time to warm up.
4. A setting that makes a device begin later than usual.
He set a startdelay on the sprinkler so it would water at dawn.