delay
Everyone is being urged to get vaccinated without delay.
If a cat seems unable to use the litter tray, it should be taken to the vet without delay.如果猫咪似乎不能使用猫砂盆，应该立即带它去看兽医。
She insisted that the suspect be apprehended without delay.
They have installed a system where the moment an order is ready to be released for processing, it is sent down to the warehouse team without delay.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Delaying and wasting time
ado
busywork
buy timeidiom
carry something over
dally
gridlock
hold up
inefficiency
inefficiently
kept
kick
push
raincheck
retard
retardation
set someone back (something)
shelve
sit
spin
stall