165 entries under delay topic. ×

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contend(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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cool it(expression, defer, shelve)
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count out(expression, halt, bar, swing)
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countervail(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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cut short(expression, halt, bar, swing)
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dally(pause, defer, hesitate, falter)
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dawdle(defer, hesitate, postpone, adjourn)
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debar(verb, stop, check, reject, restrain)
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detain(verb, extend, hinder, impede)
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die hard(verb, expression, stop, attack, maintain)
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dillydally(pause, defer, hesitate, falter)
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discontinue(halt, bar, swing, suspend)
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drag(hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn)
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drag your feet(expression, idiom, hesitate, linger)
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fight back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
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file(hold, dismiss, halt, bar)
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freeze(verb, drop, disregard, abandon)
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give a rain check(expression, idiom, defer, shelve)
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give rain check(verb, expression, idiom, extend)
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goldbrick(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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