| shilly-shally(cool, delay, wait, hesitate, linger) |
| stick(verb, follow, stay, pull, wait) |
| stop over(verb, delay, dawdle) |
| take time(expression, idiom, lateness) |
| waste time(verb, expression, delay, swell, idle) |
| ambuscade |
| anchor |
| arrest(verb, stop, hold, keep, block) |
| be late(expression, idiom, lateness, diuturnity) |
| bide one's time(verb, expression, idiom, expectation, lateness) |
| bide time(verb, expression, hold, keep, block) |
| bituminous(adjective, resin) |
| bunk(verb, stop, settle, halt, continue) |
| check(verb, stop, hold, keep, stay) |
| cool it(expression, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| creep(dawdle, lag) |
| defer(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| drag on(verb, phrasal verb, diuturnity) |
| drag one's feet(verb, idiom, delay, fast, dawdle) |
| extend(verb, draw, follow, trace, pull) |