code: def delay(self, amount, pid, method, *args):
      
      self._assert_started()
      self._assert_local_pid(pid)
      function = self._get_dispatch_method(pid, method)
      self.__loop.add_timeout(self.__loop.time() + amount, function, *args)
docs: Call a method on another process after a specified delay.
  
      This is equivalent to ``dispatch`` except with an additional amount of
      time to wait prior to invoking the call.
  
      This function returns immediately.
  
      :param amount: The amount of time to wait in seconds before making the call.
      :type amount: ``float`` or ``int``
      :param pid: The pid of the process to be called.
      :type pid: :class:`PID`
      :param method: The name of the method to be called.
      :type method: ``str``
      :return: Nothing