9
stall(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift)
8
linger(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
8
loiter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
8
dawdle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
8
delay(verb, stop, stay, pause, balance)
7
dally(verb, stop, fail, delay, diminish)
7
lag(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
7
procrastinate(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
loaf(verb, relax, idle, lazy, loiter)
5
poke(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay)
5
stay(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
tarry(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
5
vacillate(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
5
waste time(verb, expression, idiom, relax, lie)
4
falter(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
4
hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
hang around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
4
hesitate(verb, delay, stay, pause, idle)
4
idle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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