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---
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title: Delay
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description: API reference for qiskit.circuit.Delay
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in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 1
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python_api_type: class
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python_api_name: qiskit.circuit.Delay
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---
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<span id="qiskit-circuit-delay" />
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# qiskit.circuit.Delay
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<Class id="qiskit.circuit.Delay" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.16/qiskit/circuit/delay.py" signature="Delay(duration, unit='dt')" modifiers="class">
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Do nothing and just delay/wait/idle for a specified duration.
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Create new delay instruction.
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### \_\_init\_\_
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.__init__" signature="__init__(duration, unit='dt')">
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Create new delay instruction.
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</Function>
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## Methods
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| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| [`__init__`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.__init__ "qiskit.circuit.Delay.__init__")(duration\[, unit]) | Create new delay instruction. |
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| [`add_decomposition`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.add_decomposition "qiskit.circuit.Delay.add_decomposition")(decomposition) | Add a decomposition of the instruction to the SessionEquivalenceLibrary. |
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| [`assemble`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.assemble "qiskit.circuit.Delay.assemble")() | Assemble a QasmQobjInstruction |
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| [`broadcast_arguments`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.broadcast_arguments "qiskit.circuit.Delay.broadcast_arguments")(qargs, cargs) | Validation of the arguments. |
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| [`c_if`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.c_if "qiskit.circuit.Delay.c_if")(classical, val) | Add classical condition on register classical and value val. |
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| [`copy`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.copy "qiskit.circuit.Delay.copy")(\[name]) | Copy of the instruction. |
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| [`inverse`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.inverse "qiskit.circuit.Delay.inverse")() | Special case. |
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| [`is_parameterized`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.is_parameterized "qiskit.circuit.Delay.is_parameterized")() | Return True .IFF. |
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| [`mirror`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.mirror "qiskit.circuit.Delay.mirror")() | DEPRECATED: use instruction.reverse\_ops(). |
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| [`qasm`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.qasm "qiskit.circuit.Delay.qasm")() | Return a default OpenQASM string for the instruction. |
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| [`repeat`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.repeat "qiskit.circuit.Delay.repeat")(n) | Creates an instruction with gate repeated n amount of times. |
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| [`reverse_ops`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.reverse_ops "qiskit.circuit.Delay.reverse_ops")() | For a composite instruction, reverse the order of sub-instructions. |
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| [`to_matrix`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.to_matrix "qiskit.circuit.Delay.to_matrix")() | Return the identity matrix. |
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| [`validate_parameter`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.validate_parameter "qiskit.circuit.Delay.validate_parameter")(parameter) | Instruction parameters has no validation or normalization. |
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## Attributes
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| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| [`decompositions`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.decompositions "qiskit.circuit.Delay.decompositions") | Get the decompositions of the instruction from the SessionEquivalenceLibrary. |
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| [`definition`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.definition "qiskit.circuit.Delay.definition") | Return definition in terms of other basic gates. |
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| [`duration`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.duration "qiskit.circuit.Delay.duration") | Get the duration of this delay. |
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| [`params`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.params "qiskit.circuit.Delay.params") | return instruction params. |
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| [`unit`](#qiskit.circuit.Delay.unit "qiskit.circuit.Delay.unit") | Get the time unit of duration. |
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### add\_decomposition
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.add_decomposition" signature="add_decomposition(decomposition)">
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Add a decomposition of the instruction to the SessionEquivalenceLibrary.
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</Function>
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### assemble
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.assemble" signature="assemble()">
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Assemble a QasmQobjInstruction
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</Function>
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### broadcast\_arguments
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.broadcast_arguments" signature="broadcast_arguments(qargs, cargs)">
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Validation of the arguments.
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**Parameters**
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* **qargs** (*List*) – List of quantum bit arguments.
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* **cargs** (*List*) – List of classical bit arguments.
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**Yields**
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*Tuple(List, List)* – A tuple with single arguments.
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If the input is not valid. For example, the number of arguments does not match the gate expectation.
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</Function>
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### c\_if
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.c_if" signature="c_if(classical, val)">
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Add classical condition on register classical and value val.
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</Function>
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### copy
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.copy" signature="copy(name=None)">
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Copy of the instruction.
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**Parameters**
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**name** (*str*) – name to be given to the copied circuit, if None then the name stays the same.
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**Returns**
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**a copy of the current instruction, with the name**
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updated if it was provided
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### decompositions
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.decompositions">
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Get the decompositions of the instruction from the SessionEquivalenceLibrary.
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</Attribute>
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### definition
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.definition">
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Return definition in terms of other basic gates.
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</Attribute>
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### duration
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.duration">
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Get the duration of this delay.
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</Attribute>
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### inverse
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.inverse" signature="inverse()">
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Special case. Return self.
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</Function>
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### is\_parameterized
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.is_parameterized" signature="is_parameterized()">
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Return True .IFF. instruction is parameterized else False
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</Function>
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### mirror
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.mirror" signature="mirror()">
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DEPRECATED: use instruction.reverse\_ops().
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**Returns**
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**a new instruction with sub-instructions**
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reversed.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### params
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.params">
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return instruction params.
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</Attribute>
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### qasm
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.qasm" signature="qasm()">
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Return a default OpenQASM string for the instruction.
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Derived instructions may override this to print in a different format (e.g. measure q\[0] -> c\[0];).
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</Function>
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### repeat
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.repeat" signature="repeat(n)">
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Creates an instruction with gate repeated n amount of times.
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**Parameters**
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**n** (*int*) – Number of times to repeat the instruction
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**Returns**
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Containing the definition.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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**Raises**
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**CircuitError** – If n \< 1.
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</Function>
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### reverse\_ops
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.reverse_ops" signature="reverse_ops()">
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For a composite instruction, reverse the order of sub-instructions.
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This is done by recursively reversing all sub-instructions. It does not invert any gate.
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**Returns**
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**a new instruction with**
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sub-instructions reversed.
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**Return type**
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[qiskit.circuit.Instruction](qiskit.circuit.Instruction "qiskit.circuit.Instruction")
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</Function>
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### to\_matrix
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.to_matrix" signature="to_matrix()">
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Return the identity matrix.
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**Return type**
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`ndarray`
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</Function>
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### unit
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<Attribute id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.unit">
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Get the time unit of duration.
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</Attribute>
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### validate\_parameter
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<Function id="qiskit.circuit.Delay.validate_parameter" signature="validate_parameter(parameter)">
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Instruction parameters has no validation or normalization.
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</Function>
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</Class>
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