34 entries under delay topic. ×

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procrastinate(verb, stop, hold, time, keep)
15
stall(verb, stop, hold, time, keep)
10
hesitate(verb, time, cool, gain)
10
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
8
postpone(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt)
7
linger(verb, hold, keep, block)
7
prolong(verb, hold, keep, block)
7
protract(verb, hold, keep, block)
7
tarry(verb, hold, keep, block)
6
defer(verb, hold, keep, block)
6
wait(verb, cool, stay, remain)
5
dally(verb, stop, cool, stay)
5
dawdle(verb, stop, hold, keep, block)
5
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, halt)
5
play for time(verb, expression, idiom, halt)
3
loiter(verb, hold, keep, block)
3
suspend(verb, stop, hold, keep, halt)
2
adjourn(verb, hold, keep, block)
2
be dilatory(cool, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
2
drag(verb, hold, keep, block)
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