"delay tactic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delay tactics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} delay tactic (plural delay tactics)
  1. Alternative form of delaying tactic (chiefly US) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: delaying tactic (extra: chiefly US)
    Sense id: en-delay_tactic-en-noun-fNctr8nc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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