Delay to take action when the tea is brewed (8)
I believe the answer is:
hesitate
'delay' is the definition.
(hesitating is a kind of delaying)
'the tea is brewed' is the wordplay.
'brewed' is an anagram indicator.
'the'+'tea'+'is'='theteais'
'theteais' anagrammed gives 'HESITATE'.
'to take action when' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hesitate that I've seen before include "Vacillate" , "Be reluctant" , "Arrangements of units that function together" , "Pause, waver" , "Lack confidence" .)