foot-dragging
waiting game
holdup
delay
hold fire
cunctatorship
disruption
delaying
wait
break
interruption
gap
procrastinate
defer
putoff
holdoff
slowball
stall for time
delayism
delayal
delayingly
retard
not a minute too soon
respite
r-tard
delayability
fristing
filibuster
delayable
delayer
stall
hold off
hold up
linger over
dwell on
dally
finally
eventually
cunctatory
postponer
play for time
nonpostponement
restive
impatient
postponement
forestay
retardation
deferred
overwait
hold-up
dilatory
kick into the long grass
occlusion
closure
what are you waiting for
pend
blockage
dalliance
trifling
attentisme
dawdling
hesitation
lag
adjournal
buy time
falter
faltering
waver
long finger
latency
redelay
put off
on hold
footdragger
imprompt
ephectic
lite
push back
set back
hinder
remit
finger in the dyke
adjourn
impatience
restlessness
roll back
cunctatious
hastiness
postponable

English words for 'the act of delaying'

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