delayism

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noun

A tendency to delay.

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Meanings

noundelayism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tendency to delay.

    This is reflected in the go-slow policy and delayism.

    1990, M. Habibullah, Growth Problems of a Developing Economy, page 49
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    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

From delay + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dysmelia
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APA

delayism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayism

MLA

“delayism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delayism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayism.

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