Well it does if $ is alone calling the alias and the beginning.
Im not sure if im explaining well but .timer 1 1 /$delaykick would allow $delaykick to be inside the box of the alias. Then again if using / with $ why not just use / or even ignore the whole fact and do .timer 1 1 delaykick
if you call $ immediately after the timer has its call command it will return the alias "outside the box"
A) Totally ignoring the timer
So, why use a timer if your gonna call $ immediately why not just
/delaykick and be done with it.