temporeggiare

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to play for time; to temporize
2. (intransitive) to postpone the coup de grace to wear down the enemy
3. (archaic, intransitive) to adapt one's behavior to the circumstances
4. (archaic, transitive) to postpone (a problem); to sweep under the rug

Concepts

procrastinate

temporize

waiting game

temporise

Synonyms

tergiversare

Translations

ganar tiempo

temporiser

zaudern

Zeit herausschinden

zögern

atermoyer

gecikmek

zamana uymak

سوف

uygun zamanı kollamak

abwarten

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus (“time”); adapted to the suffix -eggiare.