Temporizing

Language: English
Pronunciation: tem-por-iz-ing
Part of Speech: verb

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To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.

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"draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time"

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