Setting global ajax delay default

Following the manual:

https://select2.org/configuration/defaults#nested-options

I should be able to do this:

$.fn.select2.defaults.set("ajax--delay", 250);

This does not work for me. I can set other defaults and they seem to work. I can set this delay on a per Select2 instance basic and it does work i.e. set a crazy high number and the select slows down.

Can anyone else confirm this?