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

English words for 'the act of delaying'

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