166 entries under expression topic. ×

10
hang back(verb, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
8
fall behind(verb, phrasal verb, delay, draw)
7
waste time(verb, idiom, play, delay)
6
fool around(verb, phrasal verb, play, delay)
6
put off(verb, phrasal verb, keep, fail)
4
drag one's feet(verb, idiom, fast)
4
fall back(verb, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
4
hang around(verb, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
4
lag behind(verb, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
4
mark time(verb, idiom, fast, shuffle)
3
be inactive(idiom, inactivity, slowness, lateness)
3
goof off(verb, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
3
hang about(verb, phrasal verb, pass, delay)
3
take one's time(verb, idiom, fast, inactivity)
3
take time(idiom, lateness)
2
back off(verb, check, delay, hinder)
2
be lost
2
do nothing(idiom, inactivity)
2
get no place fast(verb, idiom, fail, delay)
2
hang fire(idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
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