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▪ I. delaying, vbl. n.1|dɪˈleɪɪŋ|
The action of delay v.1, q.v.; putting off, tarrying, etc.; delay.
a1340Hampole Psalter xii. 1 Haly men..plenand þaim of delaiynge. c1440Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) ii. vii, And thenne..wythoute ony delayenge he forgeuyth the synne. c1500Melusine 144 Goo we thenne..without dylayeng. 1583Stubbes Anat. Abus. ii. (1882) 9 This deferring and delaieng of poore mens causes. 1659Gauden Tears of Ch. 235 Few do pay them without delayings, defalkings, and defraudings. Mod. By delaying he has lost his chance.
▪ II. † deˈlaying, vbl. n.2 Obs.
Allaying, tempering; alloying: see delay v.2
1473J. Warkworth Chron. 4 The same ryolle was put viij. d. of aley, and so weyed viij. d. more by delaynge. 1549Latimer's 3rd Serm. bef. Edw. VI (Arb.) 86 margin, Scrupulous..in delayinge of hys wyne wyth water.
▪ III. deˈlaying, ppl. a.
That delays: see delay v.1
1649Bp. Guthrie Mem. (1702) 74 Yet did his Majesty give it a fair and delaying answer, until the meeting of the Peers.
Hence deˈlayingly adv.
1864Tennyson En. Ard. 465 And yet she held him on delayingly With many a scarce-believable excuse.
Add:b. Special collocation. delaying action, a military engagement fought to delay the advance of the enemy; also transf.
1913R. S. Waters Simple Tactical Schemes III. 172 It will always be possible to convert a ‘*delaying’ action into a ‘passive’ defence. 1951Jrnl. Dental Res. XXX. 181 In cases of rampant caries, fluoridization of the teeth would simply provide a delaying action. 1987Economist 9 May 6/3 Europe..must resign itself to rearguard delaying actions, to retard Finlandisation. |