without further delay

Definition

Definition of without further delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

urgencyimmediately without waiting any longer

Let's start the meeting without further delay.
We need to submit the report without further delay.
The flight took off without further delay after the announcement.

right away

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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.

without delay

adv.

right away, with no waiting or pause

Please call me without delay if you need help.

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.

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and have done with it

exp.

completion finality

finish something decisively without further discussion or delay

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French:sans plus tarder, ...
German:sofort, ...
Italian:immediatamente, ...
Spanish:sin más demora, ...
Portuguese:imediatamente, ...
Chinese:立即, ...
Japanese:すぐに, ...
Arabic:دُونَ تَأْخِير أَكْثَر, ...
Hebrew:לְלֹא דִחוּי, ...
Russian:без промедления, ...
Ukrainian:без подальших зволікань, ...
Hindi:तुरंत, ...
Bengali:আর দেরি না করে, ...
Catalan:sense més demora, ...
Czech:neprodleně, ...
Danish:straks, ...
Dutch:onmiddellijk, ...
Greek:χωρίς καθυστέρηση, ...
Hungarian:haladéktalanul, ...
Khmer:ដោយមិនពន្យារពេលទៀត, ...
Korean:즉시, ...
Persian:بی‌درنگ, ...
Polish:natychmiast, ...
Portuguese (BR):imediatamente, ...
Romanian:fără întârziere, ...
Swedish:omedelbart, ...
Thai:โดยไม่รอช้า, ...
Turkish:derhal, ...
Vietnamese:ngay lập tức, ...

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