delaying tactic
noun
variants
or delay tactic
: something that is done in order to delay a decision, an occurrence, etc.
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Trump was indicted in both cases in 2023, but a series of delay tactics prevented him from going on trial before the 2024 presidential election.
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In the past, prime ministers have used these parliamentary suspensions as a delay tactic.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Doing so avoids the risk of a nominee being voted down by the Senate and prevents lawmakers from engaging in any delay tactics.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
However, others see this as yet another delay tactic.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The trial that began six months later has moved slowly, mostly because Netanyahu's lawyers stretched out witness interrogations and deployed delay tactics.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump, who denied four federal charges, was frequently accused of using delay tactics to push the case beyond November's election.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Some legal experts have seen Trump’s immunity claim as a delay tactic.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
State and federal prosecutors had hoped to take their respective cases against Trump to trial before Election Day, but a series of delay tactics deployed by his legal team—plus a Supreme Court ruling in June—resulted in just one criminal trial in Manhattan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
In the past, prime ministers have used these parliamentary suspensions as a delay tactic.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Doing so avoids the risk of a nominee being voted down by the Senate and prevents lawmakers from engaging in any delay tactics.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
However, others see this as yet another delay tactic.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: The trial that began six months later has moved slowly, mostly because Netanyahu's lawyers stretched out witness interrogations and deployed delay tactics.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump, who denied four federal charges, was frequently accused of using delay tactics to push the case beyond November's election.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Some legal experts have seen Trump’s immunity claim as a delay tactic.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
State and federal prosecutors had hoped to take their respective cases against Trump to trial before Election Day, but a series of delay tactics deployed by his legal team—plus a Supreme Court ruling in June—resulted in just one criminal trial in Manhattan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Delaying tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delaying%20tactic. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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