to temporize

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to pursue a policy of delay
{v} to comply with the time, to delay
tem·po·rize temporizes temporizing temporized in BRIT, also use temporise If you say that someone is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion. They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster `Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time
{f} fit oneself to the time constraints; put off, postpone; evade a decision, avoid an answer (also temporise)
To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
To delay; to procrastinate
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
To comply; to agree
To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties
to temporize

    Hyphenation

    to tem·po·rize

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı tempırayz

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈtempərˌīz/ /tə ˈtɛmpɜrˌaɪz/
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