The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TEMPORIZED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEMPORIZED | 100 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: To gain time, delayed deciding
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- delay
- temporize
- belated
- tardy
- precedent
- gaining
- dilatory
- play
- stall
- take
- immediate
- late
Crossword Answer definitions
TEMPORIZED verb- To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
- To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
- To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
- To delay; to procrastinate.
- To comply; to agree.
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