wstrzymywa
Wstrzymywa is not a standard dictionary lemma in Polish, but it functions as the imperfective stem of the verb wstrzymywać, which means to hold back, suspend, or delay. The related perfective form is wstrzymać. In usage, wstrzymywać describes ongoing or repeated action, while its perfective counterpart refers to a completed suspension or delay.
Grammatical notes indicate that wstrzymywać is a transitive or intransitive imperfective verb. It forms past imperfective
Usage and nuance: wstrzymywać emphasizes the act of keeping something in a paused state, potentially temporarily,
Etymology and related forms: the verb derives from the root strzyma-, with the Polish prefix w- forming
See also: wstrzymanie, wstrzymanie ruchu, opóźnić, zatrzymać, powstrzymać.