| loiter(delay, trail, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| pause(delay, hesitate, linger, postpone, adjourn) |
| play a waiting game(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| play for time(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| poke(delay, trail, postpone, loiter, dawdle) |
| procrastinate(delay, hesitate, trail, linger, dawdle) |
| prolong(delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| protract(delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| put off(expression, delay, trail, postpone, loiter) |
| retard(delay, trail, postpone, loiter, dawdle) |
| scuffle |
| shamble |
| shilly-shally(delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| stall(delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| stay(delay, trail, postpone, loiter, dawdle) |
| suspend(delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| take a raincheck(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| take your time(expression, idiom, temporise) |
| tarry(delay, trail, postpone, loiter, dawdle) |
| temporise |