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20 entries under expression topic. ×
| hang back(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| hang fire(cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle) | |
| hold off(cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle) | |
| fool around(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| fritter away(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| give the run around(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| goof off(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| hang around(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| hang out(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| let slide(cool, delay, hesitate, dawdle) | |
| play a waiting game(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| play for time(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate) | |
| put off(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| sit around(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| stick around(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| wait around(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| drag your feet(idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) | |
| hang on(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| stay behind(verb, delay, stay, idle) | |
| take a raincheck(idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
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