| wind down(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| arrest(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| back off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| balk(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| bog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, check, delay) |
| choke off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| clog(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| close off(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| crimp(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| dawdle(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| defer(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| down(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| encumber(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| falter(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| fetter(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| flag(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| hamper(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| hang up(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |