72 entries under delay topic. ×

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doubt(noun, verb, dispute, weakness)
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dubiety(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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faltering(noun, adjective, weakness, doubt)
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fumbling(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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give the run around(verb, expression, idiom, cool)
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goldbrick(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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hang fire(expression, cool, hesitate, dawdle)
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hemming and hawing(noun, expression, idiom, weakness)
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hold off(expression, cool, hesitate, dawdle)
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indisposition(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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irresoluteness(noun, act, weakness, doubt)
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let slide(expression, cool, hesitate, dawdle)
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misgiving(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, hesitate)
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play for time(expression, idiom, cool, hesitate)
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poke(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
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procrastination(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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qualm(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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reluctance(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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skepticism(noun, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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