(intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.

The act of one who temporizes, or acts evasively.

present participle of temporize

Of or relating to temporization (in its various senses).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temporize

plural of temporization

plural of temporizing

The act of temporizing. / (dentistry) The application of a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.

(grammar) A noun case used to specify a time. In English, this is usually expressed by the preposition "at," as in "at six o’clock," "at midnight," "at Christmas." Hungarian is a language that uses the temporal case.

(grammar) Relating to a word or phrase that describes how an action is distributed over a period of time; e.g. the word "per" in once per week.