He's stalling for time.
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Stalling
Synonyms for "stalling" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Noun(9 words)
Related words (18)
Related word relations
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More general
19 entriesbehavioral patterndelaydelay tacticdescriptorengine malfunctionhindranceinterruptionmachine conditionmalfunctionmechanical failureobstructionoperational statepower lossprocessing delayqualityresource contention
Showing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
19 entriesbureaucratic delaybureaucratic stalldeadlockdilatory tacticengine stallfuel starvation stallmemory stallmisfire stallmotor stallnegotiation stallnoncommittal responsepipeline stallprocedural delayprocedural stallprocrastinatory habitstalling event
Showing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
15 entriesadministrative stallingbureaucratic stallingengine stallingnoncommittal responseparliamentary stallingperceived stallingstall for timestalling behaviorstalling devicestalling for timestalling marginstalling mechanismstalling progressstalling speedstalling tactic
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Stop stalling and do what I told you.
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You're stalling.
Source: tatoeba (1895565)
They're stalling.
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Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.