delaying
1 delaying — index dilatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2 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}.] …
3 delaying — adj. Delaying is used with these nouns: ↑tactic …
4 delaying — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, easygoing, foot dragging, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lax, lazy, lingering, loitering, lollygagging, procrastinating, procrastinative,… …
5 delaying — de·lay·ing || dɪ leɪɪŋ adj. pertaining to a delay, postponing, procrastinating, putting off de·lay || dɪ leɪ n. postponement, hindrance, hold up; stopping, lingering v. postpone, hinder; linger, move slowly …
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7 delaying tactic — delaying tactics N COUNT: usu pl Delaying tactics are things that someone does in order to deliberately delay the start or progress of something. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again …
8 delaying action — n. maneuvers to cover a retreat, gain time, etc …
9 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 …
10 delaying action — n. to fight a delaying action * * * [dɪ leɪɪŋ ækʃən] to fight a delaying action …
11 delaying action — See delaying operation …
12 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… …
13 delaying operation — sulaikymo operacija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Operacija, kurioje besiginančios pajėgos atiduoda teritoriją, kad sulėtintų priešo puolimą ir padarytų priešui daug nuostolių neįsitraukdamos į kautynes. atitikmenys: angl. delaying… …
14 delaying operation — An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy …
15 delaying action — Mil. a maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat. * * * …
16 delaying tactic — de laying .tactic n [C usually plural] something you do deliberately in order to delay something so that you gain an advantage for yourself …
17 delaying tactics — de|lay|ing tac|tics [ dı,leııŋ tæktıks ] noun plural things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower …
18 delaying action — postponing operation or performance; combat strategy aiming to slow the advance of enemy forces …
19 delaying-action line — line of defense, system of fortifications and obstacles designed to delay the advancement of enemy forces …
20 delaying tactic — noun (countable usually plural) something you do deliberately in order to delay something so that you gain an advantage for yourself …
