stalling
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈstɔːlɪŋ/
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dilación
- The court finally forced the National Park Service, after much stalling, to conduct the tests mandated by NAGPRA to establish cultural affiliation.
- stalling tactic
- enough stalling
- more stalling
After some stalling, the EPA eventually allowed the use of methyl iodide.
- After some stalling, the EPA eventually allowed the use of methyl iodide.
Examples
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America and the GOP can't afford 4 more years of stalling tactics.
Blog text (10) -
So the question is whether this stalling is temporary and for contingent reasons likely to be overcome.
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Listen, stalling makes everything worse.
Fiction book (1990) -
'No more talk, I know your stalling.
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And what that results in is there's a stalling feeling like you you just slow things down.
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Fortunately, my stalling worked.
Fiction book (2002) -
There has been enough stalling, subterfuge, and diplomatic largess.
Blog text (24) -
In this case, Alan decided he was ready to commit long-term to Lyndsey, but not after some stalling.
Blog text (32) -
Their stalling seems to have been an attempt to determine if they were legally obligated to honor the ticketing.
Blog text (34) -
The committee's stalling delayed the final decision on the budget for several months.
Synonyms
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3.8
A delay that stops something from moving forward
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3.4
A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned
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6.2
A deliberate delay used to gain more time
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4.7
A situation where people wait to see what others do to gain an advantage
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8.6
A way of slowing a process on purpose to stop change, often in politics
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8.2
Refusing to answer questions or help to delay progress
Delaying action to gain time and avoid making a decision
Antonyms
How Delaying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stalling comes from the old word stall, which meant a small 'place' like a market stall or a horse's stall. From the idea of keeping someone or something standing in a stall, stalling came to mean 'to stop' or delay, so it now describes a tactic to gain time.