A method for switching signal delay disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention includes: detecting a signal delay being currently transmitted; judging whether an adjacent delay transmitted successfully is equal to the signal delay being transmitted currently if it is detected that the signal delay being transmitted is switchable; and switching the signal delay being currently transmitted if it is determined that the adjacent delay transmitted successfully is not equal to the signal delay being transmitted currently. An apparatus for switching signal delay is also disclosed. The embodiments of the present invention are applicable to a scenario of switching delay of left-channel signals and right-channel signals.