delaying tactic
English
Alternative forms
- delay tactic (chiefly US)
Noun
delaying tactic (plural delaying tactics)
- Something that is done in order to put off a decision or action until later.
- 2023 November 29, “Network News: Network Rail considers track rehabilitation plans on March-Wisbech line”, in RAIL, number 997, page 20:
- Many consider that the preparation of a vaguely labelled 'Strategic Option Appraisal Report' is simply another delaying tactic.
References
- “delaying tactic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “delaying tactic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “delaying tactic” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “delaying tactics” (US) / “delaying tactics” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “delaying tactics”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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