72 entries under delay topic. ×

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vacillate(verb, dispute, alter, challenge)
11
hesitate(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt)
9
dawdle(verb, cool, wait, hesitate)
7
pause(noun, verb, act, cool)
7
procrastinate(verb, put, wait, hesitate)
6
linger(verb, cool, wait, hesitate)
5
dally(verb, cool, wait, hesitate)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, change)
5
hesitation(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
5
irresolution(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
5
loiter(verb, cool, wait, hesitate)
4
dilly-dally(verb, hesitate, linger, falter)
4
drag(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
4
indecision(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
4
indecisiveness(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
4
lag(verb, cool, hesitate, postpone)
4
stall(verb, cool, avoid, pause)
4
vacillation(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
4
waste time(verb, expression, idle, wait)
4
wavering(noun, adjective, weakness, doubt)
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