Delaying

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of delay form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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backwarddallyingdawdlingdilatorydillydallyingdragging

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"Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth."

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