delaying tactic
noun
variants
or delay tactic
: something that is done in order to delay a decision, an occurrence, etc.
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If this delaying tactic works and Trump’s Civil Rights Division vacates consent decrees across the board, Lopez warns of aggressive police being unleashed across the country.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Trump's legal team has utilized several delay tactics in his criminal cases, seeking to punt his legal troubles past the November election.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The request prompted immediate objections from the election workers and other creditors who accused Giuliani of more delay tactics.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Never mincing words, his creditors have portrayed Giuliani’s Chapter 11 proceedings as a delay tactic to keep control of his finances while avoiding paying the sum.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Defense attorney Arthur Aidala accused prosecutors of using delay tactics.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024
Each man is facing criminal convictions and is delaying judicial accountability — Netanyahu by continuing the horrendous war on Gaza, and Trump by fomenting and threatening civil war and utilizing every trial delaying tactic.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
On September 12, the president authorized his vice-president, Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi, to negotiate a power transfer, a move that opponents immediately labeled a delay tactic, prompting their deadly march on September 18.
—Letta Tayler, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2011
And for a defendant who has tried every delay tactic at his disposal, that may be precisely the point.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Trump's legal team has utilized several delay tactics in his criminal cases, seeking to punt his legal troubles past the November election.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The request prompted immediate objections from the election workers and other creditors who accused Giuliani of more delay tactics.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Never mincing words, his creditors have portrayed Giuliani’s Chapter 11 proceedings as a delay tactic to keep control of his finances while avoiding paying the sum.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Defense attorney Arthur Aidala accused prosecutors of using delay tactics.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024
Each man is facing criminal convictions and is delaying judicial accountability — Netanyahu by continuing the horrendous war on Gaza, and Trump by fomenting and threatening civil war and utilizing every trial delaying tactic.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
On September 12, the president authorized his vice-president, Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi, to negotiate a power transfer, a move that opponents immediately labeled a delay tactic, prompting their deadly march on September 18.
—Letta Tayler, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2011
And for a defendant who has tried every delay tactic at his disposal, that may be precisely the point.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Delaying tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delaying%20tactic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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