| jam(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| keep back(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) |
| keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| lagger(noun, person, fast, laggard) |
| lallygag |
| let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| lingerer(noun, person, fast, laggard) |
| lingering(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| logjam(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| loiterer(noun, person, fast, laggard) |
| loitering(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| lollygag(verb, pass, delay, idle, edge) |
| lose ground(verb, expression, follow, pull, chase) |
| lose speed(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| lose steam(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| lumber(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain) |
| mark time(verb, expression, idiom, fast, dawdle) |
| mire(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| moratorium(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| obstruct(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |