An image forming device includes an intermediate transfer member to which
a toner image formed on an image bearing member is primarily transferred
and which is able to simultaneously support a plurality of toner images,
a secondary transfer member for secondarily transferring a toner image
held on the intermediate transfer member to a sheet, a cleaning unit for
removing the toner images from the intermediate transfer member after the
secondary transfer, and a feeding member for feeding a sheet into the
secondary transfer member. The secondary transfer member features a
sheet-delay transfer mode in which a subsequent toner image on the
intermediate transfer member is transferred if a previous toner image on
the intermediate transfer member is out of sync with the timing at which
the toner image is transferred to the fed sheet.