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Status Delay

Occurs when a person has posted a new status on facebook but suddenly realizes or finds something else that they want as their status but delays a few hours to post it so that people won't get angry that he or she is filling up their newsfeed.
After posting a unique quote on facebook, Robert suddenly realized that he wanted to also post a video from youtube as well but status delayed for a few hours before doing so.
by Vikingswimmer82 August 26, 2010
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Therapeutic Delay

When a person in an ER waiting room has to wait long enough to be seen, they get frustrated, and realize just how 'not sick' they are and storm out of there, only to call their doctor to get in to be seen, like they should have done in the first place.
The patient with cold symptoms had to wait 2 hours to be seen in the ER, and left after the therapeutic delay cured them.
by wordelder April 11, 2011
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rubbernecking delay

n. traffic delay caused by motorists' gawking at any type of car accident, even those on the shoulder of the road. Delays caused by rubberneckers are often the main reason for the slowing of traffic after an accident, rather than the accident itself.
Sorry we're late— 95 was backed up for miles from a rubbernecking delay.
by theodorickb April 12, 2011
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Shit Delay

n. When one delays their time of departure for fecal matter from the anal terminal due to unavoidable circumstance.
by poopypants9000 November 22, 2011
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Shite delay

Occurs when you have nip out of a meeting to take a piss, except during the piss a shit comes on and you have slope off into the shithouse; which in turn causes a shite delay in returning to the meeting.
Sorry i'm late boss, i went for a piss which turned into a shit; i'm really sorry for the shite delay
by griggy July 6, 2011
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Brain delay

When people are slow to react to things therefore causing a delay in proceedings of an activity
The baseball game was stopped for a moment as the umpire had a brain delay
by SugarSmacks! October 20, 2017
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dude delay

When you be hanging with your dudes and you space out
Jack: you good man
Tom: ....
Jack: hello earth to tom

Tom: oh sorry dude I got dude delay
by Time_crashed September 5, 2020
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