181 entries under delay topic. ×

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stagger(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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suspend(verb, hold, keep, block)
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take down(verb, expression, check, hinder)
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toddle(verb, walk, idle, drift)
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totter(verb, stay, idle, remain)
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trifle with(expression, pass, trick, idle)
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wait around(verb, expression, stay, idle)
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warm a chair(expression, idiom, dawdle, saunter)
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while away(expression, pass, idle, linger)
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cling(verb, stay, idle, remain)
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diddle-daddle(linger, saunter, laze)
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drag your feet(expression, trail, postpone, dawdle)
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hang up(verb, expression, check, hinder)
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leave to another time(expression, idiom, defer, postpone)
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put on hold(expression, idiom, defer, postpone)
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put on ice(expression, idiom, defer, postpone)
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put on the back burner(expression, idiom, defer, postpone)
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scrounge around(expression, linger, saunter, laze)
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shlep along(expression, linger, saunter, laze)
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stay behind(verb, expression, stop, continue)
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