165 entries under delay topic. ×

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put on the back burner(expression, idiom, defer, postpone)
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put on the shelf(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt)
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put up a fight(verb, expression, idiom, stop, attack)
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remain(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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reschedule(defer, suspend, postpone, adjourn)
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rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, check)
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scrub(verb, drop, disregard, abandon)
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set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check)
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shilly-shally(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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slow(verb, stop, halt, stay)
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slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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struggle against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
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tarry(stop, halt, slow, defer)
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trail(defer, hesitate, linger, postpone)
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cease(stop, restrain, halt, prevent)
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eject(halt, bar, swing, hang)
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eliminate(halt, bar, swing, hang)
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exclude(halt, bar, swing, hang)
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inactivate(halt, bar, swing, hang)
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leave(verb, abandon, ignore, surrender)
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