call delay

noun

The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call.

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Meanings

nouncall delay (countable and uncountable, plural call delays)

plural call delays

  1. countableuncountablecommunicationsThe delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call.
  2. countableuncountablecommunicationsThe time between the instant a system receives a call attempt and the instant of initiation of ringing at the target device.
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APA

call delay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20delay

MLA

“call delay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20delay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call delay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20delay.

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