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Forthwith :: Forthwith (adv.) Immediately; without delay; directly.

Imparlance :: Imparlance (n.) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit..

Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. i.) To delay; to be dilatory.

Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.

Quick :: Quick (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick..

Ready :: Ready (superl.) Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished.

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..

Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.

Remora :: Remora (n.) Delay; obstacle; hindrance.

Passage :: Passage (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed..

Cunctator :: Cunctator (n.) One who delays or lingers.

Respite :: Respite (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

Lentor :: Lentor (a.) Slowness; delay; sluggishness.

Loiter :: Loiter (v. i.) To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

Present :: Present (a.) Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.

Instantly :: Instantly (adv.) Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.

Overdue :: Overdue (a.) Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note..

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively.

Tardation :: Tardation (n.) The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation..

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