| drag your feet(verb, expression, idiom, delay, trail) |
| drop back(verb, expression, draw, follow, extend) |
| falter(verb, fail, delay, draw, diminish) |
| flag(fail, draw, diminish, follow, decrease) |
| follow a scent(expression, idiom, draw, follow, extend) |
| get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail, delay) |
| halt(verb, stop, reject, settle, delay) |
| handicap(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| hang around(verb, expression, stop, settle, delay) |
| hinder(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| hold back(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| hold in abeyance(expression, idiom) |
| idle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease) |
| intermit(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| jump |
| keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| lag behind(verb, expression, draw, follow, extend) |
| lay over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, reject) |
| lengthen out(verb, phrasal verb, lateness) |