The law always abhors delay.

Explanation

Prompt administration of justice is a fundamental principle — delay is the enemy of right, and procedural devices used to obstruct justice are looked upon with disfavor.

Where this applies

• A case has been pending for years with no progress.
• Deliberate delay tactics are used to prevent a case from reaching judgment.

See also

• 8.3.4 Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
• 12.9.1 Time is the devourer of things; for time is a means of destroying obligations and actions, because time runs against the slothful and those who neglect their own rights.