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
  • Sunday will remain mild with highs near 52 and lingering rain chances.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lingering
Verb
  • The couple planned to marry in 2003 before postponing the wedding.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, businesses servicing India’s booming wedding industry have been affected by consumers postponing their celebrations because of the poor weather.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the music business marched forward, absorbing losses and deferring any hard decisions.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Overpacking has the effect of deferring decisions, shifting them from your house to your hotel room.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
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