src/main/java/io/reactivex/Flowable.java
@CheckReturnValue
    @BackpressureSupport(BackpressureKind.FULL)
    @SchedulerSupport(SchedulerSupport.CUSTOM)
    public final Flowable<T> delay(long delay, TimeUnit unit, Scheduler scheduler) {
        return delay(delay, unit, scheduler, false);
    }
@CheckReturnValue
    @BackpressureSupport(BackpressureKind.FULL)
    @SchedulerSupport(SchedulerSupport.CUSTOM)
    public final Flowable<T> delay(long delay, TimeUnit unit, Scheduler scheduler) {
        return delay(delay, unit, scheduler, false);
    }
@ CheckReturnValue @ BackpressureSupport ( BackpressureKind . FULL ) @ SchedulerSupport ( SchedulerSupport . CUSTOM ) public final Flowable < T > delay ( long delay , TimeUnit unit , Scheduler scheduler ) { return delay ( delay , unit , scheduler , false ) ; }
Returns a Flowable that emits the items emitted by the source Publisher shifted forward in time by a
specified delay. Error notifications from the source Publisher are not delayed.
<p>
<img width="640" height="310" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/ReactiveX/RxJava/images/rx-operators/delay.s.png" alt="">
<dl>
<dt><b>Backpressure:</b></dt>
<dd>The operator doesn't interfere with the backpressure behavior which is determined by the source {@code Publisher}.</dd>
<dt><b>Scheduler:</b></dt>
<dd>You specify which {@link Scheduler} this operator will use.</dd>
</dl>

@param delay
the delay to shift the source by
@param unit
the time unit of {@code delay}
@param scheduler
the {@link Scheduler} to use for delaying
@return the source Publisher shifted in time by the specified delay
@see <a href="http://reactivex.io/documentation/operators/delay.html">ReactiveX operators documentation: Delay</a>
Returns a Flowable that emits the items emitted by the source Publisher shifted forward in time by a specified delay . Error notifications from the source Publisher are not delayed . <p > <img width = 640 height = 310 src = https : // raw . github . com / wiki / ReactiveX / RxJava / images / rx - operators / delay . s . png alt = > <dl > <dt > <b > Backpressure : < / b > < / dt > <dd > The operator doesn t interfere with the backpressure behavior which is determined by the source { @code Publisher } . < / dd > <dt > <b > Scheduler : < / b > < / dt > <dd > You specify which { @link Scheduler } this operator will use . < / dd > < / dl >