Delaying
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A delay.
"[…] a hearing, with a file of orders in the solicitor's bundle, as big as the common-prayer-book, for commissions, injunctions, publications, speedings, delayings, and other interlocutories; all dear ware to the client in every respect."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of delay form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth."