Image forming apparatus, an image forming system, image forming method, and a program

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high printing speed with a small memory consumption even when printing a plurality of sheets.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus comprises: a reading device that reads a document; a primary storage device that temporarily stores read image data; a printer that prints the temporarily stored image data; and a control part that sets a printing speed and matches a reading speed of the reading device with the printing speed of the printer so as to minimize a standby time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3