190 entries under delay topic. ×
| lumber(verb, stay, idle, remain) | |
| mope(verb, stay, idle, remain) | |
| on hold(noun, expression, pause) | |
| play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, hesitate) | |
| play for time(expression, idiom, cool, hesitate) | |
| plod(verb, stay, idle, remain) | |
| problem(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| procrastination(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| prorogation(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| protract(hesitate, postpone, dawdle, adjourn) | |
| putting off(noun, expression, check, stay) | |
| remission(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| retard(verb, cool, contain, trap) | |
| retardment(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| saunter(verb, stay, idle, remain) | |
| scrounge around(expression, linger, loiter, saunter) | |
| setback(noun, check, stay, hindrance) | |
| shilly-shally(cool, hesitate, postpone, loiter) | |
| shlep along(expression, linger, loiter, saunter) | |
| showstopper(noun, check, stay, hindrance) |
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