A system and method provide for managing presentation delay for presenting media or control information to participants in a multimedia experience. Embodiments provide for determining whether a presentation timing for presenting information to the participants is calculated to correspond with a predetermined presentation timing relationship, and if the presentation timing is calculated to conflict with the predetermined presentation timing relationship, determining one or more delay modifications that are calculated to cause a presentation timing to the participant to correspond with the predetermined presentation timing relationship, and causing the modification to be implemented.