Temporise

The opposing team tried to temporise the game by passing the ball around the back for most of the second half.

The politician tried to temporise the reporter by changing the subject.

The student tried to temporise the deadline for the assignment by making excuses to the professor.

He tried to temporise the teacher by saying he had forgotten his homework.

The defendant attempted to temporise during the trial by giving vague answers to the prosecutor's questions.

The negotiator tried to temporise to give both parties more time to come to an agreement.

The teacher had to temporise on giving a grade until the student had completed all the necessary work.

The company chose to temporise on expanding its operations until market conditions were more favorable.

The politician tried to temporise the issue by deflecting questions from the press.

The politician tried to temporise on the issue of taxes to avoid alienating voters.

He decided to temporise and avoid answering the question until he had more information.

The doctor advised the patient to temporise the surgery until they had explored all other treatment options.

The coach urged his team not to temporise during the game, but to push forward aggressively.

The negotiator used various tactics to temporise the negotiations in order to achieve a more favorable outcome.

He tends to temporise when faced with difficult decisions.

She chose to temporise rather than make a decision that she wasn't ready to commit to.

The employee was known to temporise when asked to take on additional tasks.

The detective had to temporise in his interrogation to gather more information.