hold fire
procrastinate
kick into the long grass
delaying
wait
delayal
delayingly
see which way the cat jumps
foot-dragging
waiting game
fristing
holdoff
respite
remit
defer
stall
roll back
push back
adjourn
retard
cunctatorship
dwell on
cunctative
redelay
linger over
hold off
deferred
postponement
play for time
pend
fish or cut bait
slowball
repostpone
delayable
repostponement
mora
hold up
set back
delayism
postponer
filibusterism
postponable
put back
put off
delay
holdup
catch
dillydally
delayer
drag one's feet
push off
dilly-dally
shillyshally
sleep on
drag one's heels
lag
put someone on ice
forbear
stonewall
nonpostponement
hold-up
shoot first and ask questions later
multidelay
tarpit
footdragger
prolong
hove
finger in the dyke
postponed
tardy
table
dally
hinder
dilatory
chubbing
putoff
shelved
and be done with it
not a minute too soon
r-tard
put a pin in
forestall
ephectic
closing time
stall for time
on hold

English words for 'To delay taking action.'

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