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delay
A delay or lateness, especially in the fields of technology, transportation, or events. The word is an Anglicism.
Wegen technischer Probleme hatte unser Flug einen Delay von zwei Stunden.
Because of technical problems, our flight had a delay of two hours.
delay
A technical effect in music production and playback that repeats an audio signal and creates an echo.
Der Gitarrist nutzte ein starkes Delay, um seinem Sound mehr Tiefe zu verleihen.
The guitarist used a strong delay to give his sound more depth.
'Delay' is a word from English and is used in German mainly in specific contexts such as air travel, technology, or music. The pronunciation is based on English.
Unser Zug hatte leider einen erheblichen Delay.
Unfortunately, our train had a significant delay.
The context makes the meaning clear: if people are talking about travel, appointments, or technology, a delay is meant. In the context of music or audio engineering, it refers to the echo effect.
Wegen eines Delays bei der Datenübertragung lädt die Seite langsam.
Because of a delay in data transmission, the page loads slowly.
In the sense of 'Verspätung' (delay/lateness), 'Delay' is often used with the verb 'haben' (to have) or in the phrase 'es gibt einen Delay' (there is a delay).
Wir hatten auf dem Hinflug einen Delay von drei Stunden.
We had a three-hour delay on the outbound flight.
echo
An Echo is an audible reverberation created when sound is reflected back. A Delay, by contrast, is a technical audio effect that deliberately repeats a signal and thereby produces a similar sound. Use Echo for the acoustic phenomenon and Delay for the applied effect.
Im Studio erzeugte der Tontechniker mit einem Delay mehrere Wiederholungen ihrer Stimme.
In the studio, the sound engineer used a delay to create several repetitions of her voice.
Im leeren Studio hörten wir das Echo ihrer Stimme von der Wand zurückkommen.
In the empty studio, we heard her voice echoing back from the wall.
