🐢dilatory (dilatoire)

adjective
/ˈdɪlətɔːri/
dilatoire (dilatoire)

Signification

Tending to cause delay; slow to act.
Traduction de la signification
Tendance à causer un retard; lent à agir.
Tendance a causer un retard; lent a agir.

Phrases d'exemple

The committee was criticized for its dilatory response to the crisis.

Le comité a été critiqué pour sa réponse dilatoire à la crise.
Le komité a été kritiqué pour sa réponse dilatoire à la krise.

Synonymes

slow, delaying, sluggish, tardy

Antonymes

prompt, quick, immediate

Collocations

dilatory tactics, dilatory behavior, dilatory response

Vocabulaires connexes

feeling a strong sense of dislike or revulsion
happening slowly over time; step by step; progressive;
capable of working successfully or able to survive
extremely bad or serious; causing fear or dread; very poor quality
related to elections or voting