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

English words for 'To delay taking action.'

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