| linger(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep) |
| dawdle(verb, check, keep, play, fail) |
| delay(noun, verb, stop, check, reduce) |
| tarry(verb, stop, hold, keep, settle) |
| dally(verb, stop, settle, play, fail) |
| poke(verb, move, check, fail, delay) |
| drag(verb, move, hold, keep, fail) |
| procrastinate(verb, stop, keep, reduce, settle) |
| straggle(verb, fail, draw, diminish, follow) |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail, delay) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, fail) |
| crawl(verb, delay, stay, slow, idle) |
| falter(verb, check, fail, delay, draw) |
| flag(verb, check, fail, delay, draw) |
| halt(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue) |
| creep(verb, slow, wait, slack, dawdle) |
| hang(verb, stop, settle, draw, continue) |
| plod(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |
| shuffle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease) |
| trudge(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |