Assassinate v. Barrage?

What? He wanted to prove if Assassinate was faster than Barrage. Obviously, you'd have to take into account Barrage's delay. It's not like he wants to compare whether or not a Buccaneer can Barrage with a hack faster than a Shadower can Assassinate.

Basically, I just need to know which skill's animation goes through faster.

Animation doesn't include any time waiting or executing other skills during its delay.