Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide

DELAY

The DELAY option specifies the number of milliseconds to delay before retrying an operation that fails when a file or record lock cannot be obtained by the system.

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The default value for DELAY is 0. .

Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide