2
dalliance
2
dragging(slow, remiss, tardy)
2
enduring(verb, remaining, abiding)
2
lag(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
procrastination(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
shilly-shallying
1
abiding(verb, abiding)
1
adjournment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
ambushing
1
backward(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
1
bearing(verb, abiding)
1
behindhand(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
1
bind(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
bushwhacking
1
check(noun, verb, delay, stay, wait)
1
cooling-off period(noun, expression, check, delay, stay)
1
cunctation(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
deferment(noun, delay, stay, wait, interruption)
1
deferral(noun, stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
1
deferring
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