A wireless communication method, used in a coordinated multipoint system comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the method comprises: predicting a first delay difference between receiving, by a terminal device, downlink data from a beam A of a first node and receiving, by the terminal device, downlink data from a beam B of a second node, wherein the terminal device is located in a coverage area in which the beam A intersects with the beam B; and determining a first adjustment time period based on the first delay difference, wherein the first adjustment time period is used to adjust a transmission time in which the first node transmits the downlink data to the terminal device by using the beam A, so that a delay difference between receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from the beam A and receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from the beam B is less than a predetermined value, characterized in that: the predicting a first delay difference between receiving, by a terminal device, downlink data from a beam A of a first node and receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from a beam B of a second node comprises: obtaining a second delay difference between receiving, by the first node by using the beam A, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device and receiving, by the second node by using the beam B, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device; and predicting the first delay difference based on the second delay difference. predicting a first delay difference between receiving, by a terminal device, downlink data from a beam A of a first node and receiving, by the terminal device, downlink data from a beam B of a second node, wherein the terminal device is located in a coverage area in which the beam A intersects with the beam B; and determining a first adjustment time period based on the first delay difference, wherein the first adjustment time period is used to adjust a transmission time in which the first node transmits the downlink data to the terminal device by using the beam A, so that a delay difference between receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from the beam A and receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from the beam B is less than a predetermined value, characterized in that: the predicting a first delay difference between receiving, by a terminal device, downlink data from a beam A of a first node and receiving, by the terminal device, the downlink data from a beam B of a second node comprises: obtaining a second delay difference between receiving, by the first node by using the beam A, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device and receiving, by the second node by using the beam B, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device; and predicting the first delay difference based on the second delay difference. obtaining a second delay difference between receiving, by the first node by using the beam A, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device and receiving, by the second node by using the beam B, an uplink reference signal transmitted by the terminal device; and predicting the first delay difference based on the second delay difference.