| Present "delay" | I | delay | |
| Present Continuous "delay" | I | am delaying | |
| Simple past "delay" | I | delayed | |
| Past Continuous "delay" | I | was delaying | |
| Present perfect "delay" | I | have delayed | |
| Present perfect continuous "delay" | I | have been delaying | |
| Past perfect "delay" | I | had delayed | |
| Past perfect continuous "delay" | I | had been delaying | |
| Future "delay" | I | will delay | |
| Future continuous "delay" | I | will be delaying | |
| Future perfect "delay" | I | will have delayed | |
| Future perfect continuous "delay" | I | will have been delaying |