Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.
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Delaying
Synonyms for "delaying" (63 found)
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Related words (31)
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
stalling maneuver
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More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
16 entriesadministrative delaybureaucratic delaydefermentgradual postponementlatency periodlogistical delaylong delayoperational delayphased postponementpolicy delaypostponementprocedural delayprotractionresource postponementshort delaystart time postponement
Collocations
9 entriesdelaying actiondelaying decisiondelaying effectdelaying factordelaying mechanismdelaying perioddelaying processdelaying strategydelaying tactic
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
You have lost a good opportunity by delaying.
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You're just delaying the inevitable.
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I do not like the habit certain tennis players have when they bounce the ball excessively before serving, especially on important points. Bouncing the ball more than, say, 10 times should be penalised for deliberately delaying the play.
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