| maintain(verb, advance, continue, stay, extend) |
| make headway(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| malinger(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| mire(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| monkey(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick) |
| monkey around |
| mosey(verb, delay, stay, walk, idle) |
| move ahead(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| move slowly(expression, idiom, inactivity, slowness) |
| muck |
| muck about |
| never cease(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| outstay(verb, stop, settle, continue, last) |
| pass time(verb, expression, relax, lie, idle) |
| perch(verb, stop, settle, continue, stay) |
| perdure(verb, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| persist in(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| play(verb, abuse, waste, trick, confuse) |
| play around(verb, expression, pass, play, delay) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, cool, delay) |