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temporizeverb formalto avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer in order to have more timePressured by voters on both sides of the issue, the congressmen temporized. filibuster, procrastinate, stallcrawl, creep, delay, dally, dawdle, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag(also lallygag), mope, poke, shilly-shally, tarryfiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), triflehang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, loungeamble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, strolldecelerate, slow (down or up) bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampedegallop, jog, run, sprint, trotaccelerate, quicken, speed (up)catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtakebarrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz(or whizz), zip in 1579 |