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held up(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, slow)
2
set back(verb, phrasal verb)
2
hung up(late, tardy, overdue)
2
in a bind(idiom, late, tardy, overdue)
2
in abeyance(idiom, lateness)
1
put off(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, slow)
1
behind schedule(adjective, adverb, slow, late)
1
behind time(adjective, adverb, slow, late)
1
for ages(adjective, slow, boring, tedious)
1
forever and a day(adjective, idiom, slow, boring)
1
in the lurch(idiom, tardy, overdue, suspended)
1
missed the boat(idiom, tardy, overdue, suspended)
1
never on time
1
on hold(suspended, deferred, postponed, negotiated)
1
out of luck(idiom, tardy, overdue, suspended)
1
too late(late, tardy, overdue, suspended)
1
without end(adjective, slow, boring, tedious)
0
caught up(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, late)
0
hold back(verb, phrasal verb)
0
put back(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, late)
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