Delayed
Delayed adjective - Not as far along as normal in development.
Too soon
Too soon adverb - Before the usual time or the time expected.
Both terms in one sentence
- His first line was that he had been delayed because "he had a connecting flight at the Empire State Building", which was met with booing and calls of "too soon".
Source: Too Soon / September Eleventh -
The miniseries was delayed as to not overwhelm us with too much badass too soon, but it looks like it has begun.
Source: Useful Notes / Andrew Jackson -
The spinoff has been delayed so as not to overload us with too much Andrew Jackson too soon.
Source: Webcomic / Ansem Retort
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