delaying tactic

noun

variants or delay tactic

: something that is done in order to delay a decision, an occurrence, etc.

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The request prompted immediate objections from the election workers and other creditors who accused Giuliani of more delay tactics. —Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 12 July 2024

Never mincing words, his creditors have portrayed Giuliani’s Chapter 11 proceedings as a delay tactic to keep control of his finances while avoiding paying the sum. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 July 2024

Defense attorney Arthur Aidala accused prosecutors of using delay tactics. —Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 July 2024

Each man is facing criminal convictions and is delaying judicial accountability — Netanyahu by continuing the horrendous war on Gaza, and Trump by fomenting and threatening civil war and utilizing every trial delaying tactic. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024

On September 12, the president authorized his vice-president, Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi, to negotiate a power transfer, a move that opponents immediately labeled a delay tactic, prompting their deadly march on September 18. —Letta Tayler, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2011

And for a defendant who has tried every delay tactic at his disposal, that may be precisely the point. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024

Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett said the move is a delay tactic used by the industry in nearly every climate case. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024

At the same time, Donald Trump's delay tactics with the legal system seem to be working, for now. —Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024