12
procrastinate(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
9
drag feet(expression, idiom, action, postponement, deferment)
8
mark time(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
7
play a waiting game(expression, idiom, action, postponement, deferment)
7
play for time(expression, idiom, action, postponement, deferment)
7
stickle(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
6
be slow(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
6
hesitate(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
6
protract(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
6
retard(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
5
be tardy(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
5
hang fire(expression, idiom, action, postponement, deferment)
5
prolong(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
5
suspend(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
5
take a raincheck(expression, idiom, action, postponement, deferment)
4
adjourn(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
4
back-pedal(verb, action, postponement, deferment)
4
be in no haste to do(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
4
be long(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
4
be slow off the mark(expression, action, postponement, deferment)
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