delaying (noun)

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• delaying tactics — UK [dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌtæktɪks] US [dɪˌleɪɪŋ ˈtæktɪks] noun [plural] things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower Thesaurus: tricks, pretences and dishonest planssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• delaying tactic — noun (countable usually plural) something you do deliberately in order to delay something so that you gain an advantage for yourself …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• delaying action — noun : a defensive military action in which advance of an enemy is delayed by fighting as long as possible without the defensive force becoming involved in decisive battle that would imperil its withdrawal …   Useful english dictionary

• delaying tactic — noun [count] : something that is done in order to delay a decision, an occurrence, etc. called also (chiefly US) delay tactic …   Useful english dictionary

• Delaying — Delay De*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delaying}.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d[ e]lai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See {Delay}, n., and cf. {Delate}, 1st {Defer}, {Dilate}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• delaying action — /dəˈleɪɪŋ ækʃən/ (say duh laying akshuhn) noun any action taken whose purpose is to gain time, especially a military action delaying the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum damage possible without… …  

• delaying tactics — de|lay|ing tac|tics [ dı,leııŋ tæktıks ] noun plural things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• delaying tactics — UK [dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌtæktɪks] / US [dɪˌleɪɪŋ ˈtæktɪks] noun [plural] things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower …   English dictionary

• delaying tactic — /dəˈleɪɪŋ tæktɪk/ (say duh laying taktik) noun an action taken to avoid the immediate occurrence of something undesirable that one perceives to be about to happen. Also, stalling tactic …  

• stone wall — noun a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Hyponyms: ↑dry wall, ↑dry stone wall * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• rearguard action — noun 1. : a defensive or delaying fight engaged in by a rear guard (as in covering the retreat of an army or the evacuation of a besieged garrison) 2. : an effort put forth by means of preventive or delaying measures or tactics and usually… …   Useful english dictionary