delaying

Speech parts

1. delaying - Noun

2. delaying - Verb

Meaning

of Delay

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fabian lagan late slow stay delay waiting delayed backward blocking lag stall dragging halting hesitation
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Antonyms

belief faith ending credit racing confidence
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Phrases with the word

delaying tactics use delaying tactics

Examples

She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it. Anthony Trollope

Celebrating Gedderone's Rite of Spring shouldn't be an excuse to avoid the pressures of reality. It wasn't just a harmless escape: it was a means of delaying the probable and making it inevitable. Steven Erikson

Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year. Simon Cowell

Delaying and withholding tactics, red herrings, partial and doubtful outcomes are stock in trade for fiction writers, especially crime writers. Garry Disher

'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions. Antony Jay

My real estate strategy, on the other hand, is to start small and keep trading the properties up for bigger properties and, therefore, delaying paying taxes on the gain. This allows the value to increase dramatically. I generally hold real estate less than seven years. Robert Kiyosaki

Close letter words and terms

delayed-stress disorder delayed-stress syndrome delayer delaying tactic delaying tactics delayingly