Uses of Interface java.util.concurrent.Delayed (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Interface
java.util.concurrent.Delayed

- Packages that use Delayed
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util.concurrent | Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.

- - ### Uses of Delayed in java.util.concurrent

    Classes in java.util.concurrent with type parameters of type Delayed
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DelayQueue<E extends Delayed>` An unbounded blocking queue of `Delayed` elements, in which an element can only be taken when its delay has expired.

    Subinterfaces of Delayed in java.util.concurrent
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `RunnableScheduledFuture<V>` A `ScheduledFuture` that is `Runnable`.
    `interface` | `ScheduledFuture<V>` A delayed result-bearing action that can be cancelled.

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