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To weigh every option so thoroughly that the moment for action quietly slips away.
means To think something through carefully before deciding, or to describe an act done slowly and on purpose.
from From Latin deliberare, to weigh carefully, built on libra, the scale — the same balance held by Lady Justice.
Two pronunciationsVerb ends in -ate sound, adjective doesn't.
Scale rootsShares libra with the zodiac and pounds (lb).
Legal stageJuries deliberate; verdicts are the weighed result.