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time lag(noun, expression, delay, pause)
4
look forward to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
4
sweat it out(verb, expression, stop, continue)
3
hang fire(expression, cool, delay, hesitate)
3
hold your horses(verb, expression, linger, postpone)
3
lie in wait(verb, expression, stop, stay)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, stop, halt)
3
sit up for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
3
stay put(verb, expression, stop, settle)
3
stay up for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
3
take time(expression, lateness)
2
bide one's time(verb, expression, rest, pause)
2
blow the whistle on(expression, stop, close, end)
2
bring to standstill(expression, stop, close, end)
2
cross the bridge(expression, see, assume, divine)
2
have a hunch(expression, see, assume, divine)
2
hold at bay(expression, stop, close, end)
2
hold the fort(expression, stop, settle, halt)
2
put a cork in(expression, stop, close, end)
2
see in the cards(expression, see, assume, divine)
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