"Tape delay" refers to intentionally delaying the broadcast of a live event or program by recording it on tape and airing it at a later time. Full definition
Instead, the coverage will be shown on tape delay at the scheduled time. (si.com)
And then it quietly makes way for football, to appear in the middle of the night and on tape delay in the early seasons of the next calendar year. (sbnation.com)
At this point I'm cool with NBC prime time being a bunch of tape delay and fluff so long as the real shit is available elsewhere. (sbnation.com)