Described is a variable digital delay cell with a first input for receiving a first input signal to be delayed, a first output for providing a first output signal which is delayed with respect to the first input signal, and a control signal for controlling the delay time of the delay cell. The delay cell further includes a second input for receiving a second input signal which is delayed with respect to the first input signal, and a second output for providing a second output signal which is delayed with respect to the first input signal by a fixed delay time. The delay cell according to the invention can be driven as a single device, but also allows a cascading of an `unlimited` number of delay cells without increasing the base delay in comparison to a single delay cell.