137 entries under delay topic. ×

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hesitate(verb, stop, stay, rest)
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lumber(verb, stay, remain, shuffle)
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plod(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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scrounge around(expression, linger, loiter, saunter)
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shlep along(expression, linger, loiter, saunter)
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shuffle(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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stagger(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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stick around(verb, expression, stay, remain)
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tool(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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trifle with(expression, consider, pass, play)
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trudge(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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vacillate(verb, stay, remain, shuffle)
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wait(verb, stop, stay, rest)
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wait around(verb, expression, stay, remain)
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warm a chair(expression, idiom, loiter, saunter)
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abide(verb, stay, remain, loiter)
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bide(verb, stay, remain, loiter)
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boondoggle(pass, linger, spend, loiter)
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break off(verb, expression, stop, rest)
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break up(verb, expression, stop, rest)
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