The SNES original of Chrono Trigger was a cartridge which means no loading. On PS1/PS2 it loads battles scenes, the menu and so on - hence the short delay. It's exactly the same with the PS version of Final Fantasy 4, 5 & 6...
Plus these games are being emulated on the PS so they will probably be a tad slower anyway.
99% of PS1 games run fine (i.e. 100% speed) on PS2.
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