Quotes About Delay

No siempre llega antes quien más corre.

I think you mustn't wonder that. At least not yet. Perhaps never.

parting looms imminent as death takes dominion over that place in the body framed and famed for giving birth to life. Despite my antipathies toward current treatments, all are designed to make death delay its dominion over the center of the body.

And although I wanted to think about him, it would have to wait until the next day, perhaps until I was on the subway, where I seem to have most of my more interesting thoughts.

Lucas non daba cagado, pero ela non tiña présa, aínda tiña dez minutos para voltar á casa e que puidesen marchar os señores.

While I was waiting...I ate your lunch.

She was certainly taking a long time with those potatoes.

It took about a week for his competitors to realize that he was the one to kill, but it was too late.

it took them long enough to show up,

Inevitably you're going to be delayed somewhere. Always have a book. Always have a movie. Always have a notebook. And then always have a sense of humour.

Instant gratification is not soon enough.

I would have answered your letter sooner, but you didn't send one.

my life is just waiting for you to get started.

Give them time to think things over.

Oh no. I'm not gonna let you leave yet. I'm gonna show you the value of takin' your time to get to work. I probably should have done this a long time ago.

There is a good things to those who wait..

She tells everyone she's taken. Yet her heart whispers: he's taking too long.

I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I'll be at the airport.

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.

One general, Fabius Maximus was nicknamed Cunctator, "the Procrastinator." He drove Hannibal, who had an obvious military superiority, crazy by avoiding and delaying engagement.

the truth came out eventually, and his mission ended up paying off, with some delay.

The longer we had to wait for it, the more severe it would be.

the benefits are small, and visible—and the costs very large, delayed, and hidden.

The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.