delaying

n. the act of waiting or making a process take longer.

n. the gerund form used as a noun to describe the process or instance of postponement.

“Delaying the decision will only make the problem worse.”

“Constant delaying of the infrastructure project has led to a significant increase in the total estimated cost.”

adj. used to describe something that is intended to slow things down.

adj. functioning as an attributive adjective to describe tactics, mechanisms, or factors that cause a postponement.

“The lawyer used delaying tactics to give his client more time.”

“The opposition party employed various delaying maneuvers to prevent the bill from reaching a final vote this session.”

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