temporizingn.

/ˈtɛmpərʌɪzɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as temporize v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of temporize v.

1. Temporary compliance, etc.; time-serving, ‘trimming’; parleying: see temporize v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming

time servicea1555

temporizing1590

time-serving1608

temporizement1647

trimming1696

time-servingness1742

temporization1761

tide-serving1819

mongrelism1831

mugwumpism1886

1590 J. Smythe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 64 By your Majesties bearinge and temporizinge with the woonderfull disorders and abuses.

a1630 F. Moryson in Shakespeare's Europe (1903) iii. vi. 287 Our Ministers could not safely liue there [i.e. in Ireland].., without some temporising and applying himselfe to theire humours.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 98 By temporizing or time-serving, I mean, when a man conforms his principles or practices to the times,..so as to be ready to take up new principles,..whenever a new turn of the times..shall make it for his advantage so to do.

a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 702 John, deserted by all, had no resource but in temporizing and submission.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 189 This..is no time for temporising with our duty.

2. Putting off, delaying, procrastination; negotiation so as to gain time: see temporize v. 2, 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun]

longingeOE

bideOE

abodec1225

bodea1300

demura1300

dwella1300

litinga1300

delayc1300

delayingc1300

demurrancec1300

but honec1325

without ensoignec1325

abidec1330

dretchingc1330

dwellingc1330

essoinc1330

tarrying1340

litea1350

delaymenta1393

respitea1393

oversettinga1398

delayancea1400

delitea1400

lingeringa1400

stounding?a1400

sunyiea1400

targea1400

train?a1400

deferring14..

dilation14..

dayc1405

prolongingc1425

spacec1430

adjourningc1436

retardationc1437

prolongation?a1439

training1440

adjournment1445

sleuthingc1450

tarry1451

tarriance1460

prorogation1476

oversetc1485

tarriage1488

debaid1489

supersedement1492

superseding1494

off-putting1496

postponing1496

tract1503

dilating1509

sparinga1513

hafting1519

sufferance1523

tracking1524

sticking1525

stay1530

pause1532

protraction1535

tracting1535

protract of time1536

protracting1540

postposition1546

staying1546

procrastination1548

difference1559

surceasing1560

tardation1568

detract1570

detracting1572

tarryment1575

rejourning1578

detraction1579

longness1579

rejournment1579

holding1581

reprieving1583

cunctation1585

retarding1585

retardance1586

temporizing1587

by and by1591

suspensea1592

procrastinatinga1594

tardance1595

linger1597

forslacking1600

morrowing1602

recess1603

deferment1612

attendance1614

put-off1623

adjournal1627

fristing1637

hanging-up1638

retardment1640

dilatoriness1642

suspension1645

stickagea1647

tardidation1647

transtemporation1651

demurragea1656

prolatation1656

prolation1656

moration1658

perendination1658

offput1730

retardure1751

postponement1757

retard1781

traverse1799

tarrowing1832

mañana1845

temporization1888

procrastinativeness1893

deferral1895

traa dy liooar1897

stalling1927

heel-tapping1949

off-put1970

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 113/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II By temporising and gaining of time all matters were pacified.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xlvii. 270 Without further temporising, he passed over the very same day to the other side of the river.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 49 A rational temporizing ripens secrets and resolutions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

temporizingadj.

Etymology: formed as temporize v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtemporizing.

That temporizes: see the verb.

1. Time-serving, ‘trimming’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > temporizing or trimming

time-serving1571

temporizing1600

fair-weathered1608

yea-and-nay1672

fair-weather1677

trimming1683

sunshine1742

1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles a ij Another puts on the Foxe with temporizing humilitie.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 210 That temporizing parasitical priest.

1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxviii A Temporizing Poet, a well Manner'd Court Slave, and a Man who is often afraid of Laughing in the right place.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 11 They..consider a temporizing meanness as the only source of safety.

1828 J. W. Croker Diary 12 July I thought a timid or temporising course would create great dissatisfaction.

2. Designed to gain time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]

tarryingc1386

delayous1469

oversettingc1485

dilator1503

tarrysome1513

lingeringa1547

deferringc1565

delaying1576

dilatory1581

driving1585

protractive1596

tarrowinga1598

delayful1600

protracting1600

cunctative1617

suspensivea1623

remorala1625

Penelopeana1627

demurrant1633

remorating1638

retarding1654

tardative1666

temporizing1801

procrastinative1824

tomorrowing1824

procrastinatory1839

postponing1852

cunctatory1862

cunctatious1864

traa dy liooar1878

suspensory1884

off-putting1894

1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 140/1 My people became so clamorous that temporizing measures were no longer to be pursued.

1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xvi. 191 His treatment was purely expectant and temporising.

1903 J. Gairdner in Cambr. Mod. Hist. II. xiii. 447 Henry wrote a temporising reply.

Derivatives

ˈtemporizingly adv. in a temporizing way, in a way designed to gain time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adverb]

delayinglyc1475

lingeringly1589

retardately1598

dilatorily1700

unpromptly1837

procrastinatingly1847

temporizingly1847

on the back burner1963

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > trimmingly

trimmingly1719

temporizingly1847

1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1894 Temple Bar 102 136 He..talked temporizingly, with suggestions of possible arrangements.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	temporizing
释义	temporizingn. /ˈtɛmpərʌɪzɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as temporize v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of temporize v. 1. Temporary compliance, etc.; time-serving, ‘trimming’; parleying: see temporize v. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming time servicea1555 temporizing1590 time-serving1608 temporizement1647 trimming1696 time-servingness1742 temporization1761 tide-serving1819 mongrelism1831 mugwumpism1886 1590 J. Smythe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 64 By your Majesties bearinge and temporizinge with the woonderfull disorders and abuses. a1630 F. Moryson in Shakespeare's Europe (1903) iii. vi. 287 Our Ministers could not safely liue there [i.e. in Ireland].., without some temporising and applying himselfe to theire humours. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 98 By temporizing or time-serving, I mean, when a man conforms his principles or practices to the times,..so as to be ready to take up new principles,..whenever a new turn of the times..shall make it for his advantage so to do. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 702 John, deserted by all, had no resource but in temporizing and submission. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality ix, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 189 This..is no time for temporising with our duty. 2. Putting off, delaying, procrastination; negotiation so as to gain time: see temporize v. 2, 3. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] longingeOE bideOE abodec1225 bodea1300 demura1300 dwella1300 litinga1300 delayc1300 delayingc1300 demurrancec1300 but honec1325 without ensoignec1325 abidec1330 dretchingc1330 dwellingc1330 essoinc1330 tarrying1340 litea1350 delaymenta1393 respitea1393 oversettinga1398 delayancea1400 delitea1400 lingeringa1400 stounding?a1400 sunyiea1400 targea1400 train?a1400 deferring14.. dilation14.. dayc1405 prolongingc1425 spacec1430 adjourningc1436 retardationc1437 prolongation?a1439 training1440 adjournment1445 sleuthingc1450 tarry1451 tarriance1460 prorogation1476 oversetc1485 tarriage1488 debaid1489 supersedement1492 superseding1494 off-putting1496 postponing1496 tract1503 dilating1509 sparinga1513 hafting1519 sufferance1523 tracking1524 sticking1525 stay1530 pause1532 protraction1535 tracting1535 protract of time1536 protracting1540 postposition1546 staying1546 procrastination1548 difference1559 surceasing1560 tardation1568 detract1570 detracting1572 tarryment1575 rejourning1578 detraction1579 longness1579 rejournment1579 holding1581 reprieving1583 cunctation1585 retarding1585 retardance1586 temporizing1587 by and by1591 suspensea1592 procrastinatinga1594 tardance1595 linger1597 forslacking1600 morrowing1602 recess1603 deferment1612 attendance1614 put-off1623 adjournal1627 fristing1637 hanging-up1638 retardment1640 dilatoriness1642 suspension1645 stickagea1647 tardidation1647 transtemporation1651 demurragea1656 prolatation1656 prolation1656 moration1658 perendination1658 offput1730 retardure1751 postponement1757 retard1781 traverse1799 tarrowing1832 mañana1845 temporization1888 procrastinativeness1893 deferral1895 traa dy liooar1897 stalling1927 heel-tapping1949 off-put1970 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 113/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II By temporising and gaining of time all matters were pacified. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xlvii. 270 Without further temporising, he passed over the very same day to the other side of the river. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 49 A rational temporizing ripens secrets and resolutions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). temporizingadj. Etymology: formed as temporize v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtemporizing. That temporizes: see the verb. 1. Time-serving, ‘trimming’. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > temporizing or trimming time-serving1571 temporizing1600 fair-weathered1608 yea-and-nay1672 fair-weather1677 trimming1683 sunshine1742 1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles a ij Another puts on the Foxe with temporizing humilitie. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 210 That temporizing parasitical priest. 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxviii A Temporizing Poet, a well Manner'd Court Slave, and a Man who is often afraid of Laughing in the right place. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 11 They..consider a temporizing meanness as the only source of safety. 1828 J. W. Croker Diary 12 July I thought a timid or temporising course would create great dissatisfaction. 2. Designed to gain time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] tarryingc1386 delayous1469 oversettingc1485 dilator1503 tarrysome1513 lingeringa1547 deferringc1565 delaying1576 dilatory1581 driving1585 protractive1596 tarrowinga1598 delayful1600 protracting1600 cunctative1617 suspensivea1623 remorala1625 Penelopeana1627 demurrant1633 remorating1638 retarding1654 tardative1666 temporizing1801 procrastinative1824 tomorrowing1824 procrastinatory1839 postponing1852 cunctatory1862 cunctatious1864 traa dy liooar1878 suspensory1884 off-putting1894 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 140/1 My people became so clamorous that temporizing measures were no longer to be pursued. 1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xvi. 191 His treatment was purely expectant and temporising. 1903 J. Gairdner in Cambr. Mod. Hist. II. xiii. 447 Henry wrote a temporising reply. Derivatives ˈtemporizingly adv. in a temporizing way, in a way designed to gain time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adverb] delayinglyc1475 lingeringly1589 retardately1598 dilatorily1700 unpromptly1837 procrastinatingly1847 temporizingly1847 on the back burner1963 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > trimmingly trimmingly1719 temporizingly1847 1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1894 Temple Bar 102 136 He..talked temporizingly, with suggestions of possible arrangements. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1587adj.1600
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