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151 entries under delay topic. ×
| pause(noun, verb, stop, object) | |
| falter(verb, check, trip, fall, withdraw) | |
| vacillate(verb, change, yield, stay) | |
| waver(verb, stop, change, trip, fall) | |
| wait(verb, stop, stay, rest) | |
| demur(verb, withdraw, dispute, refuse) | |
| linger(verb, cool, stay, pause) | |
| shilly-shally(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt) | |
| balk(verb, stop, check, withdraw) | |
| halt(noun, verb, stop, rest) | |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check) | |
| procrastinate(verb, stay, put, idle) | |
| stall(verb, check, cool, hinder) | |
| equivocate(verb, pause, wait, defer) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stay) | |
| dilly-dally(verb, waste, shake, pause) | |
| dawdle(verb, check, stay, hinder) | |
| temporize(verb, time, cool, gain) | |
| dally(verb, stay, pause, idle) | |
| deliberate(verb, stop, rest, relax) |
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