| postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| delay(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| defer(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| shelve(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| suspend(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject) |
| discourage(verb, stop, upset, check, reject) |
| hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop) |
| prorogue(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| procrastinate(verb, keep, reject, cool, fail) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, drop, reduce) |
| retard(verb, hold, keep, reject, fail) |
| deter(verb, stop, hold, check, keep) |
| tarry(verb, keep, fail, block, delay) |
| temporize(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt) |
| hold up(verb, expression, stop, hold, drop) |
| linger(verb, keep, fail, block, delay) |
| loiter(verb, keep, fail, block, delay) |