delayed opening

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noun

aeronautics the automatic opening of a parachute after a predetermined delay to allow the parachutist to reach a particular height

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Words nearby delayed opening

delayed dentition, delayed drop, delayed flap, delayed graft, delayed neutron, delayed opening, delayed reaction, delayed speech, delayed stress reaction, delayer, delayering

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How to use delayed opening in a sentence

Rather than downing a handful of pills, I planned to take my life by opening a vein in each wrist.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The ancient Egyptian festival of Wepet Renpet (“opening of the year”) was not just a time of rebirth—it was dedicated to drinking.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They keep their heads low while running behind a large curtain covering the opening between two housing blocks.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Although a hit in Britain, the movie flopped after opening at Radio City in New York.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On to Gaba Tepe just in time to see the opening, the climax and the end of the dreaded Turkish counter attack.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
These practical demonstrations occurred usually in the opening enthusiasm of the term.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Specimens were easily collected in a mist net placed across the opening.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
It would be like opening the windows upon a stuffy, overcrowded and unventilated room of disputing people.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Then it appears that the rebels delayed their attack until the arrival of their chief, hourly expected.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman