When the transaction involves a delay of weeks or months, as above, it may entail considerable risk if borrowed money is used to magnify the reward through leverage.

When he could no longer delay the negotiations, he withdrew from the talks on 10 February 1918, refusing to sign on Germany's harsh terms.

When gates are cascaded, the total propagation delay is approximately the sum of the individual delays, an effect which can become a problem in high-speed circuits.

Laches (; f. French, lâchesse, lâches ) is an " unreasonable delay pursuing a right or claim ... in a way that prejudices the party " When asserted in litigation, it is an equitable defense, or doctrine.

; Out-of-order delivery: When a collection of related packets is routed through a network, different packets may take different routes, each resulting in a different delay.

When the Persian fleet finally arrived at Artemisium after a significant delay, Eurybiades, who both Herodotus and Plutarch suggest was not the most inspiring commander, wished to sail away without fighting.

When the deceased are brought to the funeral home, they are sometimes embalmed to delay decomposition.

When the transfer function comprises only a perfect gain constant A and perfect delay T

When analog long distance trunks were commonplace, for example in 12 channel carrier, group delay distortion had to be corrected in repeaters.

When traversing network adapters, switches, routers and other network nodes, packets are buffered and queued, resulting in variable delay and throughput depending on the traffic load in the network.

When the cabinet eventually voted for annexing Korea, he insisted and proposed a delay, hoping that the annexation decision could be reversed in the future.

When Fëanor left Valinor he needed ships to get to Middle-earth without great loss, but the Noldor possessed no ships, and Fëanor feared that any delay in their departure would cause the Noldor to reconsider.

When the caliph insists she select another husband, her loyal slave advises her to delay.

When Frodo Baggins, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to take the Ring to Rivendell, Fredegar stayed behind in Frodo's house at Crickhollow in an attempt to keep up appearances and delay news of their departure, as well as give any message to Gandalf should he turn up.

When menarche has failed to occur for more than 3 years after thelarche, or beyond 16 years of age, the delay is referred to as primary amenorrhea.

When Liberal Party came into office in Britain in December 1905 the process was speeded up, with the decision to give both the Transvaal and Orange River colonies self-government without delay.

When the anchors welcome the viewers to the show, they will note the current time as being " Pacific Time " and continue to note it as such until the tape delay is started.

When unburned fuel / air mixture beyond the boundary of the flame front is subjected to a combination of heat and pressure for a certain duration ( beyond the delay period of the fuel used ), detonation may occur.

When dealing with audible frequencies, the human ear cannot distinguish an echo from the original sound if the delay is less than 1 / 15 of a second.

When used in conjunction with an ILS, the DME is often sited midway between the reciprocal runway thresholds with the internal delay modified so that one unit can provide distance information to either runway threshold.

When the recording of his father's prediction is played back, a time delay added specifically for this unlikely eventuality plays a little more of the recording, in which his father makes a further prediction-that Dom will discover the Jokers ' homeworld.

When dialing numbers one at a time, there are two sources of delay.

When a branch instruction is involved, the location of the following delay slot instruction in the pipeline may be called a branch delay slot.

When Tunku identified himself to the young Chinese guard, they made no attempt to delay him further.

When this occurs, I make the change on the sketch or on the final watercolor -- if I have been working on a full sheet in the field.

In 2009, the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities released its final report concluding, in part, that, " When ethnographic investigation is determined by military missions, not subject to external review, where data collection occurs in the context of war, integrated into the goals of counterinsurgency, and in a potentially coercive environment – all characteristic factors of the HTS concept and its application – it can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology.

When scratched with a sharp implement, an exothermic reaction occurs and white fumes are given off as metallic antimony is formed ; when rubbed with a pestle in a mortar, a strong detonation occurs.

When rapidly cooled, a diffusionless ( martensite ) transformation occurs, in which the carbon atoms become trapped in solution.

When a merger occurs, the larger hotel chain always acquires the smaller hotel chain.

When the chain reaction occurs in a cell, it can cause damage or death to the cell.

When a pitching change occurs, the new pitcher is said to " inherit " any runners that are on base at the time, and if they later score, those runs are charged ( earned or unearned ) to the prior pitcher.

When an interrupt occurs, the hardware automatically switches a part of the context ( at least enough to allow the handler to return to the interrupted code ).

When a task switch occurs the CPU can automatically load the new state from the TSS.

When the plasma goes upward from the footpoints towards the loop top, as it always occurs during the initial phase of a compact flare, it is defined as chromospheric evaporation.

When deforestation occurs without proper replanting, however ; local wood supplies become difficult to obtain near enough to remain competitive, leading to the city's abandonment, as happened repeatedly in Ancient Asia Minor.

It is also well documented that a hemispheric asymmetry occurs in the PFC: When encoding memories, the Left Dorsolateral PFC ( LPFC ) is activated, and when retrieving memories, activation is seen in the Right Dorsolateral PFC ( RPFC ).

When the total vapor pressure reaches the pressure surrounding the liquid, boiling occurs and liquid turns to gas throughout the bulk of the liquid.

When the upcurrent amount of sediment is less than the amount being carried away, erosion occurs.

When the moisture content evaporates during detonation, cooling occurs, which reduces the temperature of reaction.

When the transformation occurs at constant pressure:

" When deactivation occurs, the student has an understanding of the material and is able to retain information.

When that occurs, the GCD is the remaining nonzero number.

When this warming or cooling occurs for only seven to nine months, it is classified as El Niño / La Niña " conditions "; when it occurs for more than that period, it is classified as El Niño / La Niña " episodes ".

When a misfire or jam occurs, gun safety dictates that the handler should exercise extreme caution, as a cartridge whose primer has been struck in a misfire or which has been deformed in a jam can discharge unexpectedly.

When hypoglycemia occurs repeatedly, a record or " diary " of the spells over several months, noting the circumstances of each spell ( time of day, relation to last meal, nature of last meal, response to carbohydrate, and so forth ) may be useful in recognizing the nature and cause of the hypoglycemia.

When conditions are harsh, often before winter or in poor feeding conditions, sexual reproduction occurs in some hydras.

When insulin is deficient or cells become resistant to it, diabetes occurs.