the end of one's rope
go to the wall
scrape the bottom of the barrel
hurry up and wait
pell-mell
helter-skelter
indecision
more is more
spur of the moment
buy time
time-blind
Hollywooding
malreasoning
push shit uphill
dilatory
optionlessness
stonewalling
putoff
let the grass grow under one's feet
laggingly
hassle
second best
hitch
nonpostponement
dither
whomperjawed
holding pattern
drop in the bucket
plan B
sloppy-minded
velleitary
undersell
fight shy
insecure
whistle for
analysis paralysis
off
confuddled
impediment
procrastination is the thief of time
overdue
mishandle
less is a bore
stumbling block
I don't have all day
misplan
kaput
unreadiness
slowball
take matters into one's own hands
go for it
miss the boat
in the lap of the gods
indetermination
sophomore slump
hit a snag
candy store problem
nonoptimal
doomed if you do, doomed if you don't
disorganized
choicelessness
go nowhere
nonselection
culminate
stalemate
boggle
flaky
out of one's league
impatience
out of time
on the bum
double bind
catch
copout
lose time
wrong
bog
with one hand tied behind one's back
gimmick
frob
untunefulness
Catch-22
underwhelming
Morton's fork
underdirect
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
first olive out of the bottle
not a minute too soon
can't stand
laches
nonprogress
fossilization
misfire
off course
shit out of luck
progresslessness
alternativity
monkeys might fly out of my butt
time-poor