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| stave off(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| after death(adjective, subsequent) | |
| be late | |
| drawn out(slow, late, extended, lingering) | |
| have to play catch up(idiom, adverb, slow, behind) | |
| held over(suspended, deferred, postponed) | |
| in arrears(adverb, slow, behind, laggard) | |
| laid back | |
| later than usual | |
| not arrived(late, overdue) | |
| not done(late, overdue) | |
| on ice(suspended, deferred, postponed) | |
| on the back burner(idiom, suspended, deferred, postponed) | |
| pushed back(adjective, late, tardy) | |
| spread out(extended, lingering, prolonged) | |
| spun out(extended, lingering, prolonged) | |
| strapped for time(idiom, late, overdue) | |
| stretched out(extended, lingering, prolonged) | |
| up in the air(idiom, suspended, deferred, postponed) | |
| hold up(verb, phrasal verb) |
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