2
wait a minute(verb, expression, idiom, wait, linger)
2
watch(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
1
anticipate(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
1
be delayed(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep, crawl)
1
be patient(verb, wait, anticipate, linger, stall)
1
be quiescent(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep, crawl)
1
be still
1
beat time
1
bide the issue(expression, idiom)
1
clock
1
coast
1
crawl(shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep, lag)
1
creep(dawdle, lag)
1
dilly-dally(verb, fast)
1
dillydally
1
encounter difficulty(expression, shuffle, hang, dawdle, creep)
1
expect(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
1
fix the time(expression, idiom)
1
foresee(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
1
freeze
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