delaying (Meaning)
delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Delay
Synonyms & Antonyms of delaying
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- careering
- flying
- racing
- hastening
- scrambling
- speeding
- dashing
- rushing
- flying
- running
- hurrying
- whirling
- zipping
- hurrying
- whirling
- darting
- speeding
- rushing
- bolting
- whisking
- coursing
- tearing
- ripping
- scudding
- barreling
- bolting
- ripping
- hustling
- whizzing
- tearing
- scooting
- zipping
- scooting
- scrambling
- dashing
- running
- scurrying
- scurrying
- whizzing
- darting
- whisking
- careering
- rocketing
- scudding
- hustling
- rocketing
- racing
- coursing
- barreling
- hastening
Synonyms:
- lallygagging
- strolling
- creeping
- shuffling
- dawdling
- diddling
- idling
- dropping behind
- dallying
- lounging
- falling behind
- hanging fire
- lagging
- lollygagging
- dillydallying
- moping
- marking time
- stalling
- loitering
- playing
- staggering
- tarrying
Antonyms:
- accelerating
- barrelling
- jogging
- sprinting
- bowling
- sprinting
- speeding (up)
- quickening
- galloping
- humping
- hurtling
- hotfooting (it)
- humping
- barrelling
- breezing
- galloping
- hotfooting (it)
- jogging
- trotting
- stampeding
- overtaking
- speeding (up)
- overtaking
- hurtling
- running
- bowling
- running
- stampeding
- breezing
- trotting
- quickening
- accelerating
Synonyms:
- puttering (around)
- slowing (down or up)
- dragging one's heels
- shilly-shallying
- trifling
- sauntering
- easing
- decelerating
- ambling
- dragging one's feet
- messing around
- hanging (around or out)
- filibustering
- lolling
- monkeying (around)
- fiddling (around)
- temporizing
- fooling around
- loafing
- taking one's time
- inching
- procrastinating
- pottering (around)
- plodding
Antonyms:
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, poking, dragging, crawling, lallygagging, strolling,creeping, shuffling, dawdling, diddling
careering, flying, racing,hastening, scrambling, speeding, dashing, rushing, flying, running
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.
