| dawdle(verb, play, fail, delay, draw) |
| linger(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay) |
| delay(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue) |
| loiter(verb, stop, settle, play, fail) |
| procrastinate(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay) |
| tarry(verb, stop, settle, fail, delay) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay) |
| poke(verb, move, fail, delay, draw) |
| drag(verb, move, fail, delay, draw) |
| hang(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw) |
| falter(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |
| mark time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay) |
| string along(verb, expression, keep, play, draw) |
| flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease) |
| halt(verb, stop, settle, delay, draw) |
| hang back(verb, expression, stop, fail, delay) |
| straggle(verb, fail, draw, diminish, follow) |
| crawl(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| fall behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, draw) |
| lag behind(expression, draw, follow, extend, trace) |