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hang out(verb, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
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horse around(play, delay, abuse, waste)
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lie about(verb, phrasal verb, relax, recline)
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mess around(verb, abuse, trick, confuse)
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move slowly(idiom, inactivity, slowness)
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muck about(verb, phrasal verb, idle, clown)
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play games with(idiom, play, delay, abuse)
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slow goer(idiom, slowness)
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stick around(verb, delay, stay, rest)
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string along(verb, play, draw, abuse)
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trail behind(shuffle, hang, creep, crawl)
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walk slowly
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amuse oneself(play, abuse, waste, trick)
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be late(idiom, slowness, lateness)
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bide one's time(verb, idiom, lateness)
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bide the issue
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bide time(verb, hold, keep, block)
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bog down(verb, check, delay, hinder)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, idiom, check, delay)
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bring up the rear(verb, idiom, draw, follow)
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