This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you how to specifically implement it in business. A well-spoken, intelligent agent inspires confidence with clients and colleagues alike.
This week’s closing word: Temporize
Pronounced: (TEM-puh-ryz)
verb:
1. To delay so as to gain time or to avoid making a decision.
2. Temporarily adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstances.
Synonyms:
procrastinate
Examples:
“The long holiday weekend will allow us to temporize before responding to the buyer’s offer.”
