Submit to delay (5)
I believe the answer is:
defer
This clue is a double definition.
'submit to' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'delay' is the second definition.
(deferring is a kind of delaying)
(Other definitions for defer that I've seen before include "Freed (anag.)" , "Yield to another's opinion" , "Give precedence to" , "Accede" , "Adjourn" .)