157 entries under delay topic. ×

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dillydally(verb, fail, diminish, decrease)
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hang back(verb, expression, fail, draw)
5
survive(verb, stop, continue, stay)
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crawl(verb, stay, idle, remain)
4
hang on(verb, expression, stay, idle)
4
hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
4
sit tight(verb, expression, stop, settle, halt)
3
dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block)
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falter(verb, fail, draw, diminish)
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hold everything(expression, stop, stay, rest)
3
laze(calm, pass, ease, rest)
3
shilly-shally(cool, wait, hesitate, linger)
3
stop over(verb, dawdle)
3
waste time(verb, expression, swell, idle)
2
cool it(expression, stop, hold, break, drop)
2
defer(verb, hold, keep, block)
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drag one's feet(verb, idiom, fast, dawdle)
2
filibuster(verb, hold, keep, halt, block)
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get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail)
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goof off(verb, expression, stay, idle)
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