[UN-1 8 + DELAY v.1] Not delayed or deferred; unretarded; immediate.
1439. in Fenland N. & Q., July (1905), 221. Hasty and undelaied provision of gret and notable puissance.
1472. Paston Lett., III. 64. The Kynge hathe specially doon for me in thy case,… that iff thys fayle … I shalle have ondelayed justyce.
1540. Act 32 Hen. VIII., c. 48. More redy & vndelaied paimentes herafter shalbe had and made to all officers.
1591. in Picton, L’pool Munic. Rec. (1883), I. 82. The first buier of the same shall … geve undelaied notice … hereof to Mr. Maior.
1611. Speed, Hist. Gt. Brit., IX. xxiv. § 190. The demand of the Queene was, to haue … a present and vndelayed truce.
1667. in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm., App. V. 40. It may please your Grace to require the said Christopher … to make your petitioner undelayed satisfaction.
a. 1711. Ken, Serm., Wks. (1838), 204. I earnestly exhort you to a serious and undelayed repentance.
1818. Scott, Rob Roy, x. He wished to get back to his own country, undelayed and unembarrassed by any … judicial inquiries.
b. quasi-adv. Without delay.
1470. Harding, Chron., CXIX. iv. Vpon the holy euangelis sworne vndelayed, The kyng graunted hym his grace.
1653. Milton, Ps. vii. 59. His ill trade Of violence will undelay’d Fall on his crown with ruine steep.
Hence Undelayedly adv.
1534. Hen. VIII., in Froude, Hist. Eng. (1858), II. 231. We … command you that you do make, undelayedly, and with all speed and diligence,… advertisement to us.
1603. Florio, Montaigne, II. v. 213. All the assemblie, and even his accuser himselfe did vndelayedly follow him towards the temple.
