temporise

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de retarder ou d'éviter de prendre une décision ou un engagement, souvent au moyen de formules évasives ou ambiguës.

A verb used to indicate the act of delaying or avoiding making a decision or commitment, often by using evasive or ambiguous language.

1. Delay or ProcrastinateC1formalbritish

   To intentionally prolong a discussion or process in order to gain time or avoid making a decision.

   Temporiser, différer volontairement

   • The politician tried to temporise by asking for more reports.
   • She temporised during the negotiation, hoping for a better offer.
   • He temporised by suggesting further studies before committing.

   Synonymesbuy timedelayprocrastinatestall

   Antonymesdecideexpeditehasten