| obstruction(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| procrastination(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| pursue(verb, follow, extend, trace, pull) |
| qualify(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| quiet(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| reduce speed(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| reef(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| regulate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| rein in(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| respite(noun, verb, stop, settle, delay) |
| restrict(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain) |
| retardate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| retardment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, time, help) |
| setback(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| shamble(verb, wait, shuffle, linger, dawdle) |
| slow up(verb, delay) |
| slug(inactivity, slowness) |
| stick around(verb, expression, stop, settle, delay) |
| stoppage(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |