| procrastinate(verb, delay, put, postpone, adjourn) |
| prolong(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| protract(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| retard(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| shilly-shally(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| stay(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| suspend(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| tarry(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| temporize(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| wait(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle) |
| drag your feet(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| lie low |
| put off(expression, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| stall(delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) |
| take a raincheck(expression, idiom, delay, postpone, adjourn) |
| tread water |
| wait and see(verb, watch, wait) |