With the circuit you have shown above, the capacitor will delay the LED from lighting for a very short time after you apply power, an may keep it lit briefly after you remove the power, but as shown, with no switching, the capacitor has no effect.
The time period for which the capacitor charges from 0V to 2/3rds of supply voltage is the "delay time". A discussed earlier, the time period for which the capacitor charges from 0V to 2/3rds of supply voltage is the "delay time". We can calculate this time using the formula: T = 1.1 * R * C
The above steps are repeated each time you push the push button switch. The time period for which the capacitor charges from 0V to 2/3rds of supply voltage is the "delay time". A discussed earlier, the time period for which the capacitor charges from 0V to 2/3rds of supply voltage is the "delay time".
That current charges the capacitor, and after about 0.1 s it will be fully charged, no more current will flow, and the LED will be off. The capacitor will have no way to discharge, except for its internal loss, which can require a lot of time. The next time you push the button, the capacitor is still charged, and no current flows.
Try putting the capacitor in parallel with the combined LED and resistor instead of in series. The capacitor will act like a reservoir, which is more like what you were expecting. When you first push the button with the capacitor discharged, a current flows through the capacitor, the resistor and the LED, and the LED lights up.
So the behaviour that you are experiencing is exactly what you might expect form the circuit that you realized. If you put the capacitor in parallel of the LED, you will see the LED remain on for a brief period of time after you release the button, and turn on whth a little delay when you push it.
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