delaying tactic
Example Sentences
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Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Allies denied her amendment was a delaying tactic, saying the committee would have to report by the end of the year.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Toledo's defense has said it will present another appeal in the U.S., according to Tello, who called it an obvious "delaying tactic."
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
The families are already challenging Free Speech Systems’ bankruptcy, saying it is another delaying tactic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
This is called a delaying tactic, and is sometimes more strategic than denial all by itself.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
