93 entries under delay topic. ×

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impede(verb, block, extend, prevent)
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inactivate(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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intermit(verb, reject, halt, stay)
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interrupt(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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lag(verb, cool, hesitate, linger)
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lay off(verb, expression, reject, halt)
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lay on the table(verb, expression, reject, halt)
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lengthen(verb, extend, defer, suspend)
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let slide(verb, expression, cool, hesitate)
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linger(verb, cool, hesitate, dawdle)
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loiter(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone)
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obstruct(verb, stop, block, extend)
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omit(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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pause(verb, cool, hesitate, linger)
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pink-slip(verb, reject, halt, bar)
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play a waiting game(verb, expression, idiom, hesitate)
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poke(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone)
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put a stop to(verb, expression, idiom, halt)
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put an end to(verb, expression, idiom, halt)
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put back(verb, expression, defer, suspend)
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