delaying Antonyms
Strongest:
- dashing
- coursing
- zipping
- dashing
- tearing
- whizzing
- tearing
- whirling
- hustling
- speeding
- careering
- scurrying
- whizzing
- speeding
- whisking
- bolting
- scudding
- darting
- hurrying
- flying
- ripping
- scrambling
- barreling
- rocketing
- running
- scrambling
- rushing
- scurrying
- coursing
- whirling
- rocketing
- running
- ripping
- racing
- whisking
- rushing
- scudding
- scooting
- flying
- hustling
- darting
- racing
- careering
- scooting
- hastening
- hurrying
- hastening
- barreling
- zipping
- bolting
Strong:
- speeding-up-
- bowling
- hurtling
- hotfooting-it-
- stampeding
- barrelling
- accelerating
- galloping
- accelerating
- breezing
- breezing
- barrelling
- running
- sprinting
- quickening
- speeding-up-
- quickening
- hotfooting-it-
- humping
- galloping
- jogging
- sprinting
- overtaking
- trotting
- running
- hurtling
- stampeding
- jogging
- bowling
- humping
- overtaking
- trotting
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- hanging-fire
- idling
- lallygagging
- lounging
- playing
- shuffling
- dawdling
- falling-behind
- tarrying
- diddling
- moping
- stalling
- loitering
- lagging
- dallying
- creeping
- marking-time
- dropping-behind
- strolling
- staggering
- lollygagging
- dillydallying
Weak:
- slowing-down-or-up-
- procrastinating
- temporizing
- sauntering
- dragging-one-s-feet
- messing-around
- shilly-shallying
- pottering-around-
- ambling
- inching
- trifling
- plodding
- lolling
- fiddling-around-
- decelerating
- filibustering
- easing
- dragging-one-s-heels
- taking-one-s-time
- monkeying-around-
- hanging-around-or-out-
- fooling-around
- puttering-around-
- loafing
Meaning of delaying
Webster
delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Delay
delaying Sentence Examples
- His procrastination was constantly delaying the completion of his assignments.
- The heavy traffic was delaying our arrival at the airport, causing anxiety about missing our flight.
- We can't keep delaying this decision; we need to take action now.
- The stormy weather was delaying the start of the outdoor event.
- The company's financial difficulties were delaying the launch of their new product.
- The unexpected technical issues were delaying the release of the software update.
- The ongoing negotiations were delaying the signing of the contract.
- They were deliberately delaying their response to avoid committing to a decision.
- The bureaucratic processes were unnecessarily delaying the approval of the permits.
- He knew he was delaying the inevitable by avoiding confronting the problem.
FAQs About the word delaying
of Delay
lingering, crawling, poking, dragging, hanging fire, idling, lallygagging, lounging, playing, shuffling
dashing, coursing, zipping, dashing, tearing, whizzing, tearing, whirling, hustling, speeding
His procrastination was constantly delaying the completion of his assignments.
The heavy traffic was delaying our arrival at the airport, causing anxiety about missing our flight.
We can't keep delaying this decision; we need to take action now.
The stormy weather was delaying the start of the outdoor event.
