Dictionary entry

χρονίζω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

χρονίζω

(< χρόνος), [in LXX chiefly for אחר pi.;]

to spend or take time, to tarry, linger, delay: Mt 24:4825:5, He 10:37; seq. ἐν, c. dat. loc., Lk 1:21; c. inf., Lk 12:45.†