Word to the Wise: Temporize

To "temporize" (TEM-puh-rize) is to be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action. The word is derived from the Latin for "to pass the time." (It is related to "temporary.")

Example (as used by Stacie Zoe Berg in an article for Insight on the News): "But when it comes to paying out claims, too many third-party providers stall, balk, and temporize."

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