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

English words for 'deliberately delay an event or action'

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