| take time(expression, idiom, lateness) |
| temporize(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| time |
| wander(verb, walk, drift, stroll, stray) |
| advance(verb, maintain, continue, stay, extend) |
| ambuscade |
| anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| arrest(verb, hold, check, keep, block) |
| back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| be indolent(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| be slothful(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| be unoccupied(verb, relax, lie, idle, drift) |
| bog down(expression, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| brake(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| carry forward(expression, advance, maintain, continue, stay) |
| carry on(expression, advance, maintain, continue, extend) |
| check(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain) |
| choke(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce) |
| clog(verb, hold, check, keep, block) |
| continue(verb, stop, advance, maintain, delay) |