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hesitancy(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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hesitant(adjective, uncertain, waiting)
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hesitate
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hibernation(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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hindering(verb, slowing)
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hindrance(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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hold-up(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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holding(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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holding pattern(noun, expression, check, delay, stay)
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holdup(noun, check, delay, obstruction)
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idling
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idly
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impediment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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in a bind(expression, idiom, late, delayed, overdue)
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inaction(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
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inactivity(noun, lethargy, trifling, laziness, idleness)
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indecision(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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indecisive(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
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indecisiveness(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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indisposition(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
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