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delayism

delayism noun: a tendency to delay.

Noun

delayism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to delay.
    • This is reflected in the go-slow policy and delayism.1990, M. Habibullah, Growth Problems of a Developing Economy, page 49
    • But a closer consideration of the technologies involved, and the gap in the deployment of other, more realistic technologies, shows it's better understood as a form of climate delayism.2020 September 10, Sara Hastings-Simon, “Beware of climate delay, masquerading as climate action”, in CBC

Origin of delayism

From delay + -ism.

Questions about delayism

What does delayism mean?
Delayism means a tendency to delay.
What part of speech is delayism?
Delayism is a noun.

Words near delayism in the dictionary

  1. delaying
  2. delaying tactic
  3. delaying tactics
  4. delayingly
  5. delayings
  6. delayism
  7. delayments
  8. delays
  9. Delbaugh
  10. Delbene
  11. Delbenes

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