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We think the answer is "STALLING" which means:

noun
• • A tactic used to mislead or delay
verb
• • To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
• • To fatten.
• • To come to a standstill.
• • To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
• • To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
• • (of an engine) to stop suddenly.
• • To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
• • To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
• • To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
• • To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
• • To be tired of eating, as cattle.
• • To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
• • To forestall; to anticipate.
• • To keep close; to keep secret.
• • To employ delaying tactics against.
• • To employ delaying tactics.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The stalling of the project caused a delay in its completion."
• • "The stalling of the engine was due to a fuel leak."

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