If You want a power on after an N time delay, you can use a a simplest 555 monostable circuit to obtain a more precise delay.. At pin 3 you can connect a NPN inverter and then work with the inverter output, if you work with DC.
An RC network also would be usefull, but , if you use an NPN after it, you need to be more precise with voltage & time charge of capacitor to active the transistor..