You can go in there with your guns blazing, laying down the law Wyatt Erp style, or you can go in there like you did in the above post where you actually talked and communicated, and let him know expressly how you feel, that soon is a little too vauge, that you have a deadline in mind. Because not having his answer, or thoughts before that deadline, is your answer.
Jack, going back and bringing it up again is something I CAN NOT DO. It was hard enough the first time - no, wait - the first half a friggin dozen times I sucked it all up - I CAN'T do it again.
