| delay(verb, stop, time, cool, cause) |
| procrastinate(verb, stop, hold, time, keep) |
| stall(verb, stop, hold, time, keep) |
| hesitate(verb, time, cool, gain, delay) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| postpone(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt) |
| linger(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| prolong(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| protract(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| tarry(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| defer(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| wait(verb, cool, delay, stay, remain) |
| dally(verb, stop, cool, delay, stay) |
| dawdle(verb, stop, hold, keep, block) |
| draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, lateness, diuturnity) |
| hedge(verb, stop, time, halt, gain) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, halt, delay) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, halt, delay) |
| equivocate(verb, stop, time, halt, gain) |
| hang back |