1. A lag or postponement in providing an answer or reply to a question, message, or request
There was a significant delay in response to the customer's complaint.
Houve um atraso considerável na resposta à reclamação do cliente.
2. In technical contexts, the time interval between a stimulus and the corresponding response
The server experienced a delay in response time during peak hours.
O servidor experimentou um atraso na resposta durante as horas de pico.