delaying

verb

Definition of delayingnext
present participle of delay
1
as in lingering
to move or act slowly she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed

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2
as in postponing
to assign to a later time our guests delayed their departure until after dinner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delaying
  1. lingering
  2. postponing
  3. deferring
  4. poking
Verb
  • Naturally, their break up leads Max to sequester herself and compartmentalize her lingering feelings for Chloe.
    Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • He's been lingering in the pilot house ever since.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of lingering
Verb
  • Donald Glover has made the decision to cancel the rest of his Childish Gambino tour dates in North America and the United Kingdom, after postponing them last month.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After a three-month period of postponing public-facing duties, the King resumed forward-facing work on April 30 and has been busy ever since.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • But deferring difficult foreign policy choices leaves the United States with worse options later on.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit has been working toward improving its financial position this year, executing a restructuring plan that involves changing routes, deferring new aircraft deliveries, cutting 32 routes, and adding new premium tiers for passenger service and experience.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of deferring
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  • For all of what Russell is and has been, Monday was possibly his most self-aware, poking fun at his frequent stints on the trade block, owning his supreme confidence on the offensive end and his struggles on the other side of the court.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poking
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