1
as in lingering
to move or act slowly
she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
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2
as in postponing
to assign to a later time
our guests delayed their departure until after dinner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delaying
Verb
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Sunday will remain mild with highs near 52 and lingering rain chances.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024 -
In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.—
Maia Pandey,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The couple planned to marry in 2003 before postponing the wedding.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, businesses servicing India’s booming wedding industry have been affected by consumers postponing their celebrations because of the poor weather.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the music business marched forward, absorbing losses and deferring any hard decisions.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Overpacking has the effect of deferring decisions, shifting them from your house to your hotel room.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Delaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delaying. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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