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am delaying

  • present progressive
    of delay (1st person singular).
    delay
    verb (used with object)
    to put off to a later time; defer; postpone.

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It is Peter - and the shop - they want and I am delaying them by asking them why.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2013

"Ananda Moyi Ma, I am delaying your journey!"

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Still I am delaying to inform you concerning my journey and my arrival.

From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware

How many lives may be lost on deck while I am delaying here!

From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid

Meantime, you are shocked to find that I am delaying the course of justice in order to keep suspicion from myself.”

From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney