93 entries under delay topic. ×

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pigeonhole(verb, halt, hinder, obstruct)
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play for time(verb, expression, idiom, hesitate)
2
prolong(verb, extend, suspend, hesitate)
2
prorogue(verb, reject, halt, stay)
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put on back burner(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt)
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put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt)
2
put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt)
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retard(verb, reject, halt, stay)
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set aside(verb, expression, extend, suspend)
2
stave off(verb, expression, reject, halt)
2
stay(verb, reject, halt, extend)
2
table(verb, extend, defer, suspend)
2
temporize(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone)
2
wait(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone)
2
waive(verb, reject, halt, stay)
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arrest(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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block(verb, extend, prevent, hinder)
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break up(verb, expression, reject, halt)
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can(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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cease(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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