temporization
- noun
- /ˌtɛmpəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
temporalización
- Rather than commit to a plan, she resorted to temporization, hoping to buy more time.
Examples
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His temporization about choosing a college frustrated his parents, who wanted him to make a decision.
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While some online CME resources exclusively for plastic surgeons exist (8), there is a lack of information available to those on the front lines (i.e., emergency department physicians) who are responsible for initial diagnoses, temporization, and appropriate referrals.
Academic text (2015) -
To this, Crusoe has no response except the hasty temporization that God.
Academic text (2017) -
The company's temporization in addressing the crisis allowed the issues to escalate further.
Synonyms
21
4.8
Delaying tasks you should do until later
7
6.3
Delaying something on purpose to gain time or avoid a decision
4
6.5
Slow, unnecessary movement or delay that wastes time
Putting off doing something you should do now
A habit of putting things off and acting slowly
Antonyms
How Delaying
- Literature
7
8.2
21
4.8
7
6.3
- Formal
110
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
temporization = temporize (semi-transparent) = tempor + ize + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of temporize, so the form-to-form relationship is straightforward.
Etymology
Temporization comes from the root temp- meaning 'time', the same root you see in temporary and tempo. So to temporize is to delay or 'buy time' instead of making a quick decision, which explains its meaning of avoiding action or commitment.