see which way the cat jumps
hold fire
play for time
kick into the long grass
stall
procrastinate
wait for the other shoe to drop
fish or cut bait
retardation
put off
waiting game
delay
foot-dragging
holdup
forestall
respite
hold off
finger in the dyke
wait
fristing
put someone on ice
ampliation
kick the can down the road
delaying tactic
holdoff
ephectic
buy time
hinder
put a pin in
dilatory
delayability
set back
slowball
keep one's powder dry
push off
pend
preactive
deferred
cunctative
hold tight
retard
time lag
laggy
prolong
call someone's bluff
repostponement
cunctatorship
shift off
preventionism
plan on
hit a snag
forestay
defer
forbear
stonewall
shoot first and ask questions later
dilly-dally
intervene
postponer
drag one's feet
wait for
suspension
dillydally
pay the price
shillyshally
drag one's heels
delayingly
roll back
thunk
adjourn
push back
adjournment
demur
shortsightedly
delayable
remit
catch someone napping
hold back
seal someone's fate
regret
tarpit
proact
catch up
multidelay
delayal
pause
redelay
dissuasive
ephectic
dilatory
preactive
deferred
cunctative
laggy
delayable
multidelay
dissuasive
delayingly
shortsightedly
retardation
waiting game
delay
foot-dragging
holdup
finger in the dyke
fristing
ampliation
stall
delaying tactic
holdoff
delayability
time lag
repostponement
cunctatorship
preventionism
slowball
postponer
suspension
adjournment
regret
delayal
see which way the cat jumps
hold fire
play for time
kick into the long grass
stall
procrastinate
wait for the other shoe to drop
fish or cut bait
put off
forestall
respite
hold off
wait
put someone on ice
kick the can down the road
buy time
hinder
put a pin in
set back
slowball
keep one's powder dry
push off
pend
hold tight
retard
prolong
call someone's bluff
shift off
plan on
hit a snag
forestay
defer
forbear
stonewall
shoot first and ask questions later
dilly-dally
intervene
drag one's feet
wait for
dillydally
pay the price
shillyshally
drag one's heels
roll back
thunk
adjourn
push back
demur
remit
catch someone napping
hold back
seal someone's fate
tarpit
proact
catch up
pause
redelay
English words for 'To delay taking action based on the outcome of something else.'
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