The meaning of Temporizing

Temporizing – definition

verb
Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
Usage examples:
The opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized
Synonims:
Equivocate Procrastinate Play for time Play a waiting game Stall Use delaying tactics Avoid committing oneself Avoid making a decision Delay Hang back Beat about the bush Be evasive Prevarica

Temporizing translation into English

Temporizing: translate from English into Chinese

临时化, 拖延, 延迟, 临几

Temporizing: translate from English into Dutch

Temporiserend, Zich naar omstandigheden schikken, Tot een overeenkomst geraken, Trachten tijd te winnen

Temporizing: translate from English into French

Temporiser, Atermoyer, Chercher à gagner du temps

Temporizing: translate from English into German

Verzögern, Verzögerungstaktiken anwenden, Ausweichen

Temporizing: translate from English into Hindi

अस्थायी

Temporizing: translate from English into Italian

Temporeggiare

Temporizing: translate from English into Korean

임시화, 일시적 미봉책을 쓰다, 형세를 관망하다

Temporizing: translate from English into Russian

Выжидание, Выжидательный

Temporizing: translate from English into Spanish

Contemporizando, Contemporizar, Temporizar

Word origin

late 16th century: from French temporiser ‘bide one's time’, from medieval Latin temporizare ‘to delay’, from Latin tempus, tempor- ‘time’.

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Temporizing – similar words

temporal

adjective
Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.
Usage examples:
The church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain

adjective
Of or situated in the temples of the head.
Usage examples:
Arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis

adjective
Relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones
Usage examples:
The tyranny of the monarchy lies in its spiritual rather than its temporal power: it tyrannizes the…

All meanings and translations of Temporal

Temporizing synonims

delay

verb
Make (someone or something) late or slow.
Usage examples:
The train was delayed

noun
A period of time by which something is late or postponed.
Usage examples:
A two-hour delay

All meanings and translations of Delay

equivocate

verb
Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
Usage examples:
The government have equivocated too often in the past

verb
To speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth
Usage examples:
She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the pub…

All meanings and translations of Equivocate

procrastinate

verb
Delay or postpone action; put off doing something.
Usage examples:
The temptation will be to procrastinate until the power struggle plays itself out

verb
To delay doing something
Usage examples:
When it comes to housework, i tend to procrastinate.

All meanings and translations of Procrastinate

stall

noun
A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area.
Usage examples:
Fruit and vegetable stalls

verb
(of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine.
Usage examples:
Her car stalled at the crossroads

All meanings and translations of Stall

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