2
problem(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
procrastination(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
protection(noun, support, cover, check, fight)
2
red tape(expression, weakness, impairment, disablement)
2
retard
2
slow-up
2
slowing down(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
stall(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
time lag(expression, idiom)
1
abnormality
1
afterthought
1
arrestation
1
arrested development
1
arrestment
1
bar(noun, weakness, impairment, disablement)
1
battle(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting)
1
blithering idiocy
1
bureaucratic delay
1
clogging
1
closing up
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