temporize Synonyms

temporise be noncommittal drag one's feet play for time stonewall hang back beat around the bush dither hold off hold back waver blow hot and cold waste time dillydally be indecisive play a waiting game defer action put off doing something postpone action use delaying tactics be dilatory stall for time hem and haw wait vacillate hesitate hedge haver fluctuate filibuster equivocate dilly-dally delay defer dawdle linger loiter tarry stalling stall shilly-shally protract prolong procrastinate prevaricate postpone pause dally