Abstract: With drastic growth of social disputes nowadays, delays in civil proceedings are unavoidable. To resolve civil disputes quickly has turned to a pressing issue that theorists, legislators and practitioners are commonly concerned about. However, the procedures, systems, and terms set by legislation to improve the efficiency of civil proceedings has not yet played their parts, and neither have the substantive departments found effective methods to enhance the efficiency of civil trial. Furthermore, theorists do not do systematic analysis of delays in the proceedings. In order to resolve civil disputes as rapidly as possible, measures should be taken to reduce the opportunities of delay in civil proceedings and to construct the quick resolution mechanism from the perspective of civil litigation as a whole.