stall
put off
respite
play for time
put someone on ice
buy time
wait
waiting game
dilatory
see which way the cat jumps
putoff
hold fire
hold off
delay
holdup
footdragger
retardation
foot-dragging
multidelay
holdoff
stalling
time lag
cunctative
slowball
stall for time
linger over
forestall
delayer
dwell on
forbearance
patience
filibuster
longanimity
kick into the long grass
hindrance
latency
gap
baulk
handicap
impediment
break
deterrent
check
delayal
disruption
impatience
push past
restlessness
balk
interruption
fish or cut bait
hinderance
kick the can down the road
accelerate
intervene
delayability
what are you waiting for
dissuasive
procrastinate
defer
retard
delayism
drag
proactive
postpone
fristing
catch
delaying
hinder
time is of the essence
pause
cunctatorship
interrupt
withdraw
wait for
tape delay
trifling
dalliance
dawdling
detain
coyote time
profanity delay
hold up
count down
delaying tactic
broadcast delay
lag
proact

English words for 'deliberately delay an event or action'

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