Stalling (Noun)
Meaning
A tactic used to mislead or delay.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The detective suspected that the witness was using stalling tactics to avoid answering the questions directly.
- The defense attorney accused the prosecution of stalling the trial by introducing irrelevant evidence.
- The politician was accused of stalling on making a decision on the new taxation policy.
- The company was using stalling as a tactic to avoid giving out any information about the upcoming merger.
- During the negotiation, the employee was using stalling to buy time to think of a response to the counteroffer.