delaying
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delaying
verb
- present participle and gerund of delay
noun delayings
- A delay. […] a hearing, with a file of orders in the solicitor's bundle, as big as the common-prayer-book, for commissions, injunctions, publications, speedings, delayings, and other interlocutories; all dear ware to the client in every respect.
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Closest in meaning: postponement, wait, hold up, time lag, detain, stay, hold, detention, holdup, dilatory, postponed, deferred, postpone, deferment, procrastination, deferring
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| Español | atrasamiento |
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Talk about this word "delaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delaying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. delaying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delaying "delaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delaying.Cite this
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title = {delaying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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