simple past tense and past participle of temporize

(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.

A person who temporizes

plural of temporizer

In a temporal manner.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temporize

The state or quality of being temporal.

plural of temporal

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

(transitive, often philosophy) To situate in time. / To secularize.