How can I delay auto-start of a program at boot?

Hi,
I have set BOINC-manager as auto-start item in system preferences. However, I would like to set a delay to the start of BOINC-manager of e.g. 3 minutes after startup of the computer so that Tech Tool Pro can finish it's checks before BOINC starts.
Is there a way to do that?
Thanks in advance!

You can create an Applescript looking like this:
delay 120
tell application "BOINC-manager" to launch
You need to save the script "As Application", then save it somewhere standardized. Open your System Preferences>Accounts>Startup Items and add the script to the list.

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