/ Dictionary / Index D delay screen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: delay' screen" Pronunciation: [key] — Electronics. Electronics. (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. delaying action Delbert Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language