without delay

wɪðˈaʊt dɪˈleɪ

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Definition of without delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

immediatelyright away, with no waiting or pause

Please call me without delay if you need help.
The ambulance arrived without delay.
Submit your application without delay.

at once

immediately

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Expressions with delay

brook no delay

not tolerate any postponement or hesitation

The manager brooks no delay in meeting deadlines.

rain delay

pause in an event due to rain

The baseball game had a rain delay.

time delay

period before an event or action occurs

The time delay for the launch was approximately ten minutes..

delay tactic

strategy to slow down a process or decision

The lawyer used a delay tactic to postpone the trial.

without undue delay

adv.

as soon as reasonably possible without unnecessary waiting or slowing

The company must respond to complaints without undue delay.

delay action

postpone or slow down a process

The committee decided to delay action on the proposal until next week.

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immediately

adv.

urgency

without delay or hesitation

quickly

adv.

promptness

without delay

right

adv.

time

immediately, without delay

book now

reservation

make a reservation without delay

right away

adv.

immediate action

without delay or hesitation

right now

adv.

urgency

immediately without delay

direct

adv.

immediacy

without any delay or detour

directly

adv.

time

immediately or without delay

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French:sans délai, ...
German:umgehend, ...
Italian:senza indugio, ...
Spanish:sin demora, ...
Portuguese:sem demora, ...
Chinese:立即, ...
Japanese:すぐに, ...
Arabic:عَلَى الْفَوْر, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא דִּחוּי, ...
Russian:без промедления, ...
Ukrainian:без зволікання, ...
Hindi:बिना देर किए, ...
Bengali:বিলম্ব ছাড়াই, ...
Catalan:sense demora, ...
Czech:okamžitě, ...
Danish:straks, ...
Dutch:onmiddellijk, ...
Greek:αμέσως, ...
Hungarian:azonnal, ...
Khmer:ភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:지체 없이, ...
Persian:بی‌درنگ, ...
Polish:bez zwłoki, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem demora, ...
Romanian:fără întârziere, ...
Swedish:omedelbart, ...
Thai:โดยไม่ชักช้า, ...
Turkish:hemen, ...
Vietnamese:ngay lập tức, ...

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Definition of without delay - Reverso English Dictionary

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