when crowds do chants, why does it always sound like they’re slightly behind the beat?

Question

when crowds do chants, why does it always sound like they’re slightly behind the beat?

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Answer 1

I have no evidence to back this but I’d put money on it being because so very few people want to be the chant starter (the first to speak), so most wait even a small moment before making a sound. It’s like a cumulative slow effect