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Delayingly :: Delayingly (adv.) By delays.

Impatience :: Impatience (n.) The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

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

Postponement :: Postponement (n.) The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay..

Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.

Delaying :: Delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dela.

Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..

Delayment :: Delayment (n.) Hindrance.

Procedendo :: Procedendo (n.) In English practice, a writ issuing out of chancery in cases where the judges of subordinate courts delay giving judgment, commanding them to proceed to judgment..

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..

Immediately :: Immediately (adv.) Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once.

Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

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

Linger :: Linger (a.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

Cunctation :: Cunctation (n.) Delay; procrastination.

Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.

Time :: Time (v. i.) To pass time; to delay.

Late :: Late (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring..

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