(~s, temporizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'temporise'
If you say that someone is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion. (FORMAL)
They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster...
‘Not exactly, sir,’ ~d Sloan.
VERB: V, V with quote