delaying tactic

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

a maneuver intended to postpone an event or decision

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  • The opposition party accused the government of using delaying tactics to avoid a vote on the bill.
  • Children are adept at delaying tactics.
  • Filing a series of trivial motions was a classic delaying tactic by the defense attorney.
  • The lawyer used a delaying tactic to postpone the trial.
  • He kept asking irrelevant questions, a clear delaying tactic to postpone the inevitable decision.
  • He employed a delaying tactic to avoid making a quick decision.
  • The company employed delaying tactics during negotiations, hoping for a better offer to emerge.
  • Their main strategy was to use delaying tactics to exhaust the opposition.
  • Her constant requests for more data were seen as a delaying tactic rather than a genuine need for information.
  • She accused him of using delaying tactics to avoid paying the bill.
  • As a delaying tactic, the general ordered his troops to build fortifications they didn't really need.
  • The government's response was seen as a mere delaying tactic rather than a real solution.
  • Changing the subject is a common delaying tactic in difficult conversations.
  • Don't fall for his delaying tactics; insist on an immediate answer.
  • The union rejected what they called "management's cheap delaying tactics" and called for an immediate strike.
  • A common delaying tactic in negotiations is to ask for more time to consider.
  • Could this sudden demand for a review just be another delaying tactic?
  • By implementing a series of delaying tactics, they managed to buy themselves crucial time.
  • Experts warned that these regulatory hurdles were simply delaying tactics designed to protect domestic industries.
  • His constant questions were just a delaying tactic to avoid starting the work.