In MANET multipath routing, delay reduction is a challenging issue. In order to overcome this, we propose to develop a Cross-layer Based Delay Latency Reduction Technique for Multipath Routing in MANET. For this, we estimate a cross layer metric namely Expected Path Delay and use it along with LET, PLRT, LPER, LRSS and RBP in route selection. The EPD depends on data rate received, current queue size, from the MAC and SNR from the PHY layer. The transmission and route maintenance delays due to collisions are overcome by using flexible packet delivery delay control mechanism using Two Hop Relay (2HR) algorithm. © Research India Publications.