-the spinner is stopped, the timer is deactivated."
- (make-spinner type buffer-local fps))
+the spinner is stopped, the timer is deactivated.
+
+DELAY, if given, is the number of seconds to wait after starting
+the spinner before actually displaying it. It is safe to cancel
+the spinner before this time, in which case it won't display at
+all."
+ (make-spinner type buffer-local fps delay))