3
tread water(verb, wait)
2
await(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
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2
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2
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hang about
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2
hold the phone(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
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2
lag(verb, fast, dawdle, creep)
2
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2
poke(verb, fast, dawdle, creep, lag)
2
procrastinate(verb, fast, shuffle, hang, dawdle)
2
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2
sit up for(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
stall(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
2
stand by(verb, expression, stop, delay, stay)
2
stay put(verb, expression, wait, anticipate, linger)
2
stay up for(expression, idiom, stop, delay, stay)
2
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