Casting out demons: may not necessarily happen instantly

Casting out demons may not necessarily happen instantly as one commands them to come out.

Biblical evidence

For example, there was "(a) man with (an) unclean spirit" (Mark 5:2), and "having-seen Jesus from (a) distance, he-ran and prostrated (himself before) Him. And having-cried-out (with a) loud voice, he-says “What do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son (of) the Most-High God? I-make You swear (by) God, do not torment me”. FOR HE WAS SAYING TO IT, “Come-out of the man, unclean spirit”." (Mark 5:6-8).

Notice here that Jesus "WAS SAYING" (Mark 5:8) already to the spirit to "Come-out of the man" (Mark 5:8). Yet the spirit did not come out instantly, but instead was saying "I-make You swear (by) God, do not torment me" (Mark 5:7). 

We even see in the next verse that the spirit did not come out yet, but instead Jesus continued: "And He-was-asking him, “What (is the) name (for) you?” And he-says (to) Him, “(The) name (for) me (is) Legion, because we-are many”." (Mark 5:9).

Only 4 verses later after begging Jesus do we read that "the unclean spirits, having-come-out, entered into the pigs" (Mark 5:13).

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