stall
dilatory
wait
put off
respite
buy time
intervene
hold off
hold
impatience
restlessness
foot-dragging
footdragger
time is of the essence
putoff
slowball
delayism
stall for time
trigger
coyote time
chomp at the bit
champ at the bit
play for time
see which way the cat jumps
hold fire
latency
time lag
fish or cut bait
delayer
waiting game
arrestation
drag
cause
holdup
finger in the dyke
slow roll
delay
procrastinate
physiomental
occurrence
suspension
set back
misclock
rush
holdoff
hold up
hit a snag
detain
yoink
fast times
decider
multidelay
hinderance
stalling
hindrance
impediment
balk
deterrent
baulk
postponement
time killer
check
handicap
kick into the long grass
kick the can down the road
get in someone's hair
fristing
yet
postpone
stoppage
trigger point
accelerate
occasion
cunctatorship
defer
attributionist
procrastination
what are you waiting for
retardation
forestallment
self-induced
misbehavior
situative
delaying tactic
delayability
interrupt
bolt
vamp
jolting
sticking point
dilatory
physiomental
multidelay
self-induced
situative
jolting
yet
stall
impatience
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putoff
delayism
trigger
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latency
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waiting game
arrestation
drag
cause
holdup
finger in the dyke
delay
occurrence
suspension
holdoff
fast times
decider
hinderance
stalling
hindrance
impediment
balk
deterrent
baulk
postponement
time killer
check
handicap
fristing
stoppage
trigger point
occasion
cunctatorship
attributionist
procrastination
retardation
forestallment
misbehavior
delaying tactic
delayability
bolt
vamp
sticking point
stall
wait
put off
respite
buy time
intervene
hold off
hold
slowball
stall for time
chomp at the bit
champ at the bit
play for time
see which way the cat jumps
hold fire
fish or cut bait
slow roll
procrastinate
delay
set back
misclock
rush
hold up
hit a snag
detain
yoink
kick into the long grass
kick the can down the road
get in someone's hair
postpone
accelerate
defer
interrupt
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