diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 34a27f4..97b4221 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -8,42 +8,20 @@
 #define MAX_LINE_SIZE 4096
 #endif
 
-const long DEFAULT_DASH_PAUSE = 300000;
-const long DEFAULT_DOT_PAUSE = 150000;
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   int string_len;
   char* input_string = NULL;
   char* output_string = (char*) malloc(sizeof(char) * MAX_LINE_SIZE);
   // output_char tracks the current printing character when slow printing is enabled
-  char output_char;
-
-	long dash_delay = DEFAULT_DASH_PAUSE;
-	long dot_delay = DEFAULT_DOT_PAUSE;
 
-	bool is_slow = false;
 	bool convert_from_morse = false;	
 
 	size_t buflen = 0;
 
 	for (int argi = 0; argi < argc; argi++){
 		char* arg = argv[argi];
-		if (strcmp(arg, "--slow") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-s") == 0){
-			is_slow = true;
-		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--reverse") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-x") == 0){
+		if (strcmp(arg, "--reverse") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-x") == 0){
 			convert_from_morse = true;
-		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--dash-delay") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-hd") == 0){
-			if (argc > argi+1){
-				dash_delay = strtol(argv[argi+1], NULL, 10);
-			} else {
-				printf("No --dash-delay argument provided.\nIgnoring!\n");
-			}
-		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--dot-delay") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-td") == 0){
-			if (argc > argi+1){
-				dot_delay = strtol(argv[argi+1], NULL, 10);
-			} else {
-				printf("Not --dot-delay argument provited.\nIgnoring!\n");
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -70,26 +48,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
       string_to_morse(input_string, output_string);
 
-      if (is_slow){
-        for (int i = 0; i < strlen(output_string); i++){
-          output_char = output_string[i];
-          if (output_char == '-'){
-            usleep(dash_delay);
-            printf("%c", output_char);
-          } else if (output_char == '.'){
-            usleep(dot_delay);
-            printf("%c", output_char); 
-          } else {
-            printf("%c", output_char);
-          }
-          fflush(stdout);
-        }
-        printf("\n");
-      } else {
-        printf("%s\n", output_string);
-        // force flush the buffer incase user is in interactive mode
-        fflush(stdin);
-      }
+      printf("%s\n", output_string);
+      // force flush the buffer incase user is in interactive mode; TODO, redo with if to check if fd is stdout
+      fflush(stdin);
 		}
 	}