respite
defer
pend
procrastinate
wait
retard
holdoff
hold up
put someone on ice
stall
put off
wait for
fristing
cunctatorship
hold off
put back
hold fire
fish or cut bait
set back
holdup
hold-up
deferred
play for time
delay
kick the can down the road
adjourn
roll back
waiting game
nonpostponement
push back
remit
postponer
slowball
kick into the long grass
forestay
dilatory
on hold
delayer
delayingly
hang tight
postpone
catch
sleep on
put a pin in
foot-dragging
fall behind
dwell on
linger over
dilly-dally
drag one's heels
intervene
putoff
shillyshally
dillydally
push off
drag one's feet
delaying
delayal
cunctative
forbear
time lag
forestall
delayable
move back
not a minute too soon
cold storage
repostponement
prolong
dally
delayability
count down
buy time
hinder
shift off
see which way the cat jumps
adjournal
overwait
beat around the bush
retardation
already
hit a snag
postponement
snooze
hasten
accelerate
catch up
hold
vamp
hold tight

English words for 'To delay or postpone (an event).'

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