MASH Delay does exactly what it says: It delays, it makes the MASH group lag behind – at least somewhat, or a lot, depending on, you guessed it, the settings.
If you apply the Delay node to a MASH network, nothing happens. You need to introduce an object which serves as the forerunner.
In a more abstract sense you can use the Delay function in this way: https://youtu.be/_ch-dPwRBss