1
lethargy(noun, inactivity, trifling, laziness, idleness)
1
logjam(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
loiter
1
lounge about(verb, phrasal verb)
1
misgiving(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
1
mistrust(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
1
mooch
1
mopery
1
moratorium(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
not arrived(expression, late, delayed, overdue)
1
not done(expression, late, delayed, overdue)
1
obstruction(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
oscillation(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
1
otiosity(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
1
own sweet time(noun, expression, idiom, inactivity, lethargy)
1
pause(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
1
postponement(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
pottering(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness)
1
problem(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
procrastinative
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