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Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

9:21 fly swiftly. Angels fly very swiftly, but not instantaneously. Gabriel flew from God’s presence above all heavens to Daniel’s presence on earth in the time it took for Daniel to pray his prayer of seventeen verses in length.


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