Meaning
to stall, buy time
- to deliberately delay taking action or making a decision in order to gain an advantage
In a sentence
La squadra ha cercato di temporeggiare negli ultimi minuti di gioco.
The team tried to stall in the final minutes of the match.
Non possiamo più temporeggiare: dobbiamo firmare l'accordo oggi.
We can no longer play for time: we must sign the agreement today.
Perché il governo sta temporeggiando su questa riforma?
Why is the government stalling on this reform?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| temporeggiare | infinitive |
| temporeggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| temporeggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temporeggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| temporeggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| temporeggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| temporeggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| temporeggiando | gerund |
| temporeggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Common in political, sports, and business contexts when awaiting favorable conditions.