Sometimes the clock works for you.

Time is not always neutral. In some situations, every week that passes improves your position: your skills grow, their urgency grows, the facts come out, the alternatives fade. Recognizing when this is true tells you to hold rather than push.

Ask who is getting stronger and who is getting weaker as this drags on. If it is you getting stronger, patience is your strategy. If it is the other way around, act now.