diff --git a/src/rough-notation.ts b/src/rough-notation.ts
index 3d5dea2..dda8848 100644
--- a/src/rough-notation.ts
+++ b/src/rough-notation.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class RoughAnnotationImpl implements RoughAnnotation {
       const rect = rects[i]
       const ad = totalDuration * (rect.w / totalWidth)
       promises.push(
-        renderAnnotation(svg, rects[i], config, delay + this._animationDelay, ad, this._seed),
+        renderAnnotation(svg, rects[i], config, delay + this._animationDelay + (this._config.delay || 0), ad, this._seed),
       )
       delay += ad
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 1c72698..a19846c 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface RoughAnnotationConfigBase extends Partial<ResolvedOptions> {
   padding?: RoughPadding // defaults to 5px
   iterations?: number // defaults to 2
   brackets?: BracketType | BracketType[] // defaults to 'right'
+  delay?: number // defaults to 0
   /**
    * Additional class to add to the root SVG element
    */