dilatory

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.

   a dilatory strategy

2. adjective Slow or tardy.
3. adjective Relating to dilation; dilative.

Similar words

laggard slow dawdling cautious unpunctual pokey poky fabian delay delaying

Often followed by

in and tactics motions or proceedings pleas conduct methods

Word family

dilatorily dilatoriness dilatorinesses