diff --git a/encompass-cs/Engine.cs b/encompass-cs/Engine.cs
index e26146f..9ec8870 100644
--- a/encompass-cs/Engine.cs
+++ b/encompass-cs/Engine.cs
@@ -554,14 +554,23 @@ namespace Encompass
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Sends a message after the specified number of seconds.
+        /// Sends a message after the specified number of seconds, respecting time dilation.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="time">The time in seconds that will elapse before the message is sent.</param>
-        protected void SendMessageDelayed<TMessage>(TMessage message, double time) where TMessage : struct, IMessage
+        protected void SendMessage<TMessage>(TMessage message, double time) where TMessage : struct, IMessage
         {
             messageManager.AddMessageDelayed(message, time);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a message after the specified number of seconds, ignoring time dilation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="time">The time in seconds that will elapse before the message is sent.</param>
+        protected void SendMessageIgnoringTimeDilation<TMessage>(TMessage message, double time) where TMessage : struct, IMessage
+        {
+            messageManager.AddMessageDelayedIgnoringTimeDilation(message, time);
+        }
+
         // unparameterized version to enable dynamic dispatch
         protected void SendMessage(IMessage message)
         {
@@ -695,24 +704,64 @@ namespace Encompass
             if (!timeDilationPriority.HasValue) { throw new TimeDilationPriorityUndefinedException("Engines that activate time dilation must use the TimeDilationPriority attribute."); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Activates the Encompass time dilation system.
+        /// If activating time dilation, make sure the TimeDilationPriority attribute is set or an exception will be thrown.
+        /// Engines that have the IgnoresTimeDilation property will ignore all time dilation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factor">The time dilation factor, which is multiplied by real delta time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully dilated, in real time.</param>
+        /// <param name="activeTime">The length of real time that time will be fully dilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully undilated.</param>
         public void ActivateTimeDilation(double factor, double easeInTime, double activeTime, double easeOutTime)
         {
             CheckTimeDilationPriorityExists();
             timeManager.ActivateTimeDilation(factor, easeInTime, activeTime, easeOutTime, timeDilationPriority.Value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Activates the Encompass time dilation system.
+        /// If activating time dilation, make sure the TimeDilationPriority attribute is set or an exception will be thrown.
+        /// Engines that have the IgnoresTimeDilation property will ignore all time dilation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factor">The time dilation factor, which is multiplied by real delta time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully dilated, in real time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInFunction">An easing function for the easing in of time dilation.</param>
+        /// <param name="activeTime">The length of real time that time will be fully dilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully undilated.</param>
         public void ActivateTimeDilation(double factor, double easeInTime, System.Func<double, double, double, double, double> easeInFunction, double activeTime, double easeOutTime)
         {
             CheckTimeDilationPriorityExists();
             timeManager.ActivateTimeDilation(factor, easeInTime, easeInFunction, activeTime, easeOutTime, timeDilationPriority.Value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Activates the Encompass time dilation system.
+        /// If activating time dilation, make sure the TimeDilationPriority attribute is set or an exception will be thrown.
+        /// Engines that have the IgnoresTimeDilation property will ignore all time dilation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factor">The time dilation factor, which is multiplied by real delta time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully dilated, in real time.</param>
+        /// <param name="activeTime">The length of real time that time will be fully dilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully undilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutFunction">An easing function for the easing out of time dilation.</param>
         public void ActivateTimeDilation(double factor, double easeInTime, double activeTime, double easeOutTime, System.Func<double, double, double, double, double> easeOutFunction)
         {
             CheckTimeDilationPriorityExists();
             timeManager.ActivateTimeDilation(factor, easeInTime, activeTime, easeOutTime, easeOutFunction, timeDilationPriority.Value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Activates the Encompass time dilation system.
+        /// If activating time dilation, make sure the TimeDilationPriority attribute is set or an exception will be thrown.
+        /// Engines that have the IgnoresTimeDilation property will ignore all time dilation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factor">The time dilation factor, which is multiplied by real delta time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully dilated, in real time.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeInFunction">An easing function for the easing in of time dilation.</param>
+        /// <param name="activeTime">The length of real time that time will be fully dilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutTime">The time that will elapse before time is fully undilated.</param>
+        /// <param name="easeOutFunction">An easing function for the easing out of time dilation.</param>
         public void ActivateTimeDilation(double factor, double easeInTime, System.Func<double, double, double, double, double> easeInFunction, double activeTime, double easeOutTime, System.Func<double, double, double, double, double> easeOutFunction)
         {
             CheckTimeDilationPriorityExists();
diff --git a/encompass-cs/MessageManager.cs b/encompass-cs/MessageManager.cs
index 1f86cb9..7846092 100644
--- a/encompass-cs/MessageManager.cs
+++ b/encompass-cs/MessageManager.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,22 @@ namespace Encompass
 {
     internal class MessageManager
     {
+        private TimeManager timeManager;
+
         private readonly Dictionary<Type, List<IMessage>> messageTypeToMessages = new Dictionary<Type, List<IMessage>>();
 
         private readonly List<(IMessage, double)> delayedMessages = new List<(IMessage, double)>();
+        private readonly List<(IMessage, double)> delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation = new List<(IMessage, double)>();
+
+        public MessageManager(TimeManager timeManager)
+        {
+            this.timeManager = timeManager;
+        }
 
         internal void RegisterMessageType(Type messageType)
         {
-            if (!messageTypeToMessages.ContainsKey(messageType)) {
+            if (!messageTypeToMessages.ContainsKey(messageType))
+            {
                 messageTypeToMessages.Add(messageType, new List<IMessage>());
             }
         }
@@ -31,9 +40,11 @@ namespace Encompass
             delayedMessages.Add((message, time));
         }
 
-        internal void AddMessage<TMessage>(IMessage message) where TMessage : struct, IMessage
+        internal void AddMessageDelayedIgnoringTimeDilation(IMessage message, double time)
         {
-            messageTypeToMessages[typeof(TMessage)].Add(message);
+            if (!messageTypeToMessages.ContainsKey(message.GetType())) { messageTypeToMessages.Add(message.GetType(), new List<IMessage>()); }
+
+            delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation.Add((message, time));
         }
 
         internal void ClearMessages()
@@ -50,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Encompass
             {
                 var (message, time) = delayedMessages[i];
 
-                var updatedTime = time - dt;
+                var updatedTime = time - (dt * timeManager.TimeDilationFactor);
 
                 if (updatedTime <= 0)
                 {
@@ -62,6 +73,23 @@ namespace Encompass
                     delayedMessages[i] = (message, updatedTime);
                 }
             }
+
+            for (int i = delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            {
+                var (message, time) = delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation[i];
+
+                var updatedTime = time - dt;
+
+                if (updatedTime <= 0)
+                {
+                    AddMessage(message);
+                    delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation.RemoveAt(i);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    delayedMessagesIgnoringTimeDilation[i] = (message, updatedTime);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         internal IEnumerable<TMessage> GetMessagesByType<TMessage>() where TMessage : struct, IMessage
diff --git a/encompass-cs/WorldBuilder.cs b/encompass-cs/WorldBuilder.cs
index 8e1d510..a44e452 100644
--- a/encompass-cs/WorldBuilder.cs
+++ b/encompass-cs/WorldBuilder.cs
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ namespace Encompass
         public WorldBuilder()
         {
             drawLayerManager = new DrawLayerManager();
+            timeManager = new TimeManager();
             componentManager = new ComponentManager(drawLayerManager);
-            messageManager = new MessageManager();
+            messageManager = new MessageManager(timeManager);
             componentMessageManager = new ComponentMessageManager();
             entityManager = new EntityManager(componentManager, componentMessageManager);
-            timeManager = new TimeManager();
             renderManager = new RenderManager(componentManager, drawLayerManager, entityManager);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/EngineTest.cs b/test/EngineTest.cs
index c23f6e9..849371a 100644
--- a/test/EngineTest.cs
+++ b/test/EngineTest.cs
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ namespace Tests
                 foreach (var (component, entity) in ReadComponentsIncludingEntity<MockComponent>())
                 {
                     RemoveComponent<MockComponent>(entity);
-                    SendMessageDelayed(new MockMessage { }, 1);
+                    SendMessage(new MockMessage { }, 1);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ namespace Tests
             resultMessages.Clear();
 
             var worldBuilder = new WorldBuilder();
+            worldBuilder.AddEngine(new ActivateTimeDilationEngine());
             worldBuilder.AddEngine(new DelayedMessageEngine());
             worldBuilder.AddEngine(new MessageReadEngine());
 
@@ -701,6 +702,52 @@ namespace Tests
 
             world.Update(0.5);
 
+            resultMessages.Should().BeEmpty();
+
+            world.Update(2);
+
+            resultMessages.Should().NotBeEmpty();
+            resultMessages.First().Should().BeOfType<MockMessage>();
+        }
+
+        [Reads(typeof(MockComponent))]
+        class DelayedMessageIgnoringTimeDilationEngine : Engine
+        {
+            public override void Update(double dt)
+            {
+                foreach (var (component, entity) in ReadComponentsIncludingEntity<MockComponent>())
+                {
+                    RemoveComponent<MockComponent>(entity);
+                    SendMessageIgnoringTimeDilation(new MockMessage { }, 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EngineSendMessageDelayedIgnoringTimeDilation()
+        {
+            resultMessages.Clear();
+
+            var worldBuilder = new WorldBuilder();
+            worldBuilder.AddEngine(new ActivateTimeDilationEngine());
+            worldBuilder.AddEngine(new DelayedMessageIgnoringTimeDilationEngine());
+            worldBuilder.AddEngine(new MessageReadEngine());
+
+            var entity = worldBuilder.CreateEntity();
+            worldBuilder.SetComponent(entity, new MockComponent { });
+
+            var world = worldBuilder.Build();
+
+            world.Update(0.01);
+
+            resultMessages.Should().BeEmpty();
+
+            world.Update(0.5);
+
+            resultMessages.Should().BeEmpty();
+
+            world.Update(0.5);
+
             resultMessages.Should().NotBeEmpty();
             resultMessages.First().Should().BeOfType<MockMessage>();
         }