justice delayed is justice denied

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈleɪd ɪz ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈnaɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈleɪd ɪz ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈnaɪd/, /-dɪˈleɪd-/, /-dɪˈnaɪd/ Rhymes: -aɪd Hyphenation: jus‧tice de‧layed is jus‧tice de‧nied === Proverb === justice delayed is justice denied If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== the mills of the gods grind slowly; though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small no justice, no peace === Further reading === justice delayed is justice denied on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “justice delayed is justice denied, proverb” under “justice, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2021.