| stay(verb, stop, advance, maintain, fail) |
| waste time(verb, expression, idiom, play, delay) |
| dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, play, block) |
| loll(verb, delay, stay, relax, idle) |
| stall(verb, check, keep, reduce, restrain) |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay) |
| hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle) |
| hover(verb, stop, settle, continue, last) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, fail) |
| amble(verb, delay, stay, walk, idle) |
| crawl(verb, delay, stay, slow, idle) |
| dillydally(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease) |
| falter(verb, check, fail, delay, draw) |
| flag(verb, check, fail, delay, draw) |
| footle |
| goldbrick(verb, phrasal verb, pass, delay, slang) |
| halt(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue) |
| lurk |
| mess about(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| retard(verb, check, reduce, restrain, fail) |