temporize -- \TEM-puh-ryz\ , intransitive verb

1. To be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action.
2. To comply with the time or occasion; to yield to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
3. To engage in discussions or negotiations so as to gain time (usually followed by 'with').
4. To come to terms (usually followed by 'with').

Synonyms: balk, delay, equivocate, hedge, hesitate, procrastinate, stall, stall for time.