Delayed and Instant

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Delayed

Delayed adjective - Not as far along as normal in development.
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Instant is an antonym for delayed.
Nearby Words: delay, delaying, delayer

Instant

Instant adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Usage example: an instant response to the cry for help
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Delayed is an antonym for instant in immediate topic.
Nearby Words: instance, instantly, instantaneous, instancy
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  • The Fallout games have stat-sapping radiation poisoning, with either time-delayed or instant death at 1000 rads, as well as conventional HP-draining poison status, such as that from Radscorpion and Cazador stings, which also causes Interface Screw in Fallout: New Vegas.
    Source: Standard Status Effects
  • While others have global-range abilities to do such a thing with, they're all more delayed in action than Thundergod's Wrath, which is nigh-instant in execution.
    Source: Kill Steal
  • Pressure Point Also, in "The Way to Eden", Tongo Rad used his knowledge of human anatomy to knock out an Enterprise crewman by squeezing the nerve pressure point at the back of the jaw, just under the earlobe (Truth In Television, though it causes great pain and delayed unconsciousness rather than instant).
    Source: Pressure Point
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