delayed drop

noun

aeronautics a parachute descent with the opening of the parachute delayed, usually for a predetermined period

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Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the delayed drop in Sierra Leone’s cases simply reflected a delay in their climb.