temporizing

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It should be said that Andersson enjoys a clear advantage amid all this temporizing, but it takes just one suboptimal move for Black’s strategy to pay off.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2022

The downside of Ms. Merkel’s flexibility and compromise has been a certain amount of flip-flopping and temporizing.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2021

US history accordingly reveals a rich tapestry of legal suits, counter suits, interstate conflicts, water theft, treaties, compacts, agreements, accords, lobbying, bullying and temporizing.

From Nature • Feb. 21, 2017

I think that your husband’s temporizing may be a better strategy than outright refusal.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2015

In such cases there must be no temporizing or reassurance, but a careful determination of the actual condition must be made and immediate operation done if it seems necessary.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)