diff --git a/src/lang/function.js b/src/lang/function.js
index 1c6e391..df2f737 100644
--- a/src/lang/function.js
+++ b/src/lang/function.js
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 Object.extend(Function.prototype, (function() {
   var slice = Array.prototype.slice;
   
-  function combine(array, args) {
+  function update(array, args) {
     var arrayLength = array.length, length = args.length;
     while (length--) array[arrayLength + length] = args[length];
     return array;
   }
   
+  function merge(array, args) {
+    array = slice.call(array, 0);
+    return update(array, args);
+  }
+  
   function argumentNames() {
     var names = this.toString().match(/^[\s\(]*function[^(]*\(([^\)]*)\)/)[1]
       .replace(/\s+/g, '').split(',');
@@ -17,16 +22,16 @@ Object.extend(Function.prototype, (function() {
     if (arguments.length < 2 && Object.isUndefined(arguments[0])) return this;
     var __method = this, args = slice.call(arguments, 1);
     return function() {
-      var combinedArgs = combine(args.clone(), arguments);
-      return __method.apply(context, combinedArgs);
+      var a = merge(args, arguments);
+      return __method.apply(context, a);
     }
   }
 
   function bindAsEventListener(context) {
     var __method = this, args = slice.call(arguments, 1);
     return function(event) {
-      var combinedArgs = combine([event || window.event], args);
-      return __method.apply(context, combinedArgs);
+      var a = update([event || window.event], args);
+      return __method.apply(context, a);
     }
   }
 
@@ -34,28 +39,29 @@ Object.extend(Function.prototype, (function() {
     if (!arguments.length) return this;
     var __method = this, args = slice.call(arguments, 0);
     return function() {
-      var combinedArgs = combine(args.clone(), arguments);
-      return __method.apply(this, combinedArgs);
+      var a = merge(args, arguments);
+      return __method.apply(this, a);
     }
   }
 
   function delay(timeout) { 
-    var __method = this, args = slice.call(arguments, 1); 
+    var __method = this, args = slice.call(arguments, 1);
+    timeout = timeout * 1000
     return window.setTimeout(function() {
       return __method.apply(__method, args);
-    }, timeout * 1000);
+    }, timeout);
   }
 
   function defer() {
-    var args = combine([0.01], arguments);
+    var args = update([0.01], arguments);
     return this.delay.apply(this, args);
   }
 
   function wrap(wrapper) {
     var __method = this;
     return function() {
-      var combinedArgs = combine([__method.bind(this)], arguments);
-      return wrapper.apply(this, combinedArgs);
+      var a = update([__method.bind(this)], arguments);
+      return wrapper.apply(this, a);
     }
   }
 
@@ -63,8 +69,8 @@ Object.extend(Function.prototype, (function() {
     if (this._methodized) return this._methodized;
     var __method = this;
     return this._methodized = function() {
-      var combinedArgs = combine([this], arguments);
-      return __method.apply(null, combinedArgs);
+      var a = update([this], arguments);
+      return __method.apply(null, a);
     };
   }