Why was the war against Midian carried out at a much later date?

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Can somebody explain the time gap between Numbers 25, which goes into detail about how the Moabite/Midianite coalition enticed the Israelites into sinning, resulting in about 24,000 deaths and concluding with God’s call to avenge them, and Numbers 31, where the avenging of the Israelites actually take place via war against Midian?

I honestly do not understand why, with 24,000 Israelite deaths, Moses (and God) seems to procrastinate in warring against Midian.