diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay in.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay in.lua
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+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay in.lua	
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+local fSeconds = ScreenMetric("InDelay");
+return Def.Actor { OnCommand=cmd(sleep,fSeconds); };
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay out.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay out.lua
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+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/_delay out.lua	
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+local fSeconds = ScreenMetric("OutDelay");
+return Def.Actor { OnCommand=cmd(sleep,fSeconds); };