delay vs resolution

delay

noun
  • Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”) 

  • A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. 

  • An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay. 

  • An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment. 

verb
  • To put off until a later time; to defer. 

  • To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time. 

resolution

noun
  • A statement of intent, a vow 

  • The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch). 

  • A strong will, determination. 

  • The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc). 

  • The act of discerning detail. 

  • A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting. 

  • The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear. 

  • The degree of fineness of such a separation. 

  • The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup. 

  • The state of being resolute. 

  • The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed. 

  • Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made. 

  • In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages. 

  • The act or process of solving; solution. 

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