trifling
dawdling
dalliance
holdup
delay
putoff
time
time-out
grace
kill
slowball
hesitation
continuance
continuation
gambit
stratagem
rush
ploy
longanimity
delayism
cop-out
forbearance
at play
patience
playless
keepsies
zeitnot
off-the-ball
idle
procrastination
restive
lastminutitis
lick and a promise
game
stall
takeback
playtime
playday
gamey
distraction
time out
stonewall
playlike
counterplay
laik
binge-play
unsavory
byoyomi
hesitance
filibuster
skill issue
closure
blockage
huddle
occlusion
gap
withdrawal
break
dodge
facemask
what are you waiting for
interruption
disruption
cunctatory
rest
bench
shillyshally
time scramble
musical
cunctation
waste of time
waiting game
time killer
leave it all on the field
inattentionally
personal foul
TV timeout
playathon
time warp
stalling
employment
interval
elision
stall for time
exception
turn
casual gaming
dead
exclusion
play
behaving
while
zugzwang
playless
off-the-ball
restive
gamey
playlike
unsavory
cunctatory
musical
dead
inattentionally
trifling
dawdling
dalliance
holdup
delay
putoff
time
time-out
grace
slowball
hesitation
continuance
continuation
gambit
stratagem
rush
ploy
longanimity
delayism
cop-out
forbearance
patience
keepsies
zeitnot
idle
procrastination
lastminutitis
lick and a promise
game
takeback
playtime
playday
distraction
time out
counterplay
byoyomi
hesitance
skill issue
closure
blockage
occlusion
gap
withdrawal
break
dodge
facemask
interruption
disruption
shillyshally
time scramble
cunctation
waste of time
stall
huddle
rest
waiting game
time killer
personal foul
TV timeout
playathon
time warp
stalling
employment
interval
elision
exception
turn
casual gaming
exclusion
play
behaving
zugzwang
kill
stall
stonewall
laik
binge-play
filibuster
huddle
slowball
rest
bench
shillyshally
stall for time
while
play
noun
- Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
- The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
- The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- The end of someone's life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
- The hour of childbirth.
- A numerical indication of a particular moment.
- A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
- How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
- An instance or occurrence.
- A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
- A quantity of availability of duration.
- The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
- The serving of a prison sentence.
- An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
- Ratio of comparison.
- The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
- Closing time.
- A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
- A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- An experience.
- Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
intj
- The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.
- Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
- A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.
verb
noun
- In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
- Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
- A grace note.
- Charming, pleasing qualities.
- Elegant movement; balance or poise.
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
verb
verb
- To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
- To punish severely.
- To produce intense pain.
- To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
- To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
- To exert an overwhelming effect on.
- To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- To force a company out of business.
- To deadmelt.
- To render inoperative.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- To use up or to waste.
- To cause to assume the value zero.
- To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
- To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
noun
noun
noun
- The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- General haste.
- A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A surge.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- A sudden forward motion.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A wick.
- The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
verb
- To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- To swiftly attack without warning.
- To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- To dribble rapidly.
- To hurry; to perform a task with great haste.
- To make a swift or sudden attack.
- To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- To transport or carry quickly.
- To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
adj
noun
prep_phrase
noun
- An idle game.
- The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine.
- The state of idling, of being idle.
- An idle animation.
adj
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
verb
noun
- A particular instance of playing a game.
- The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
- Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- A school subject during which sports are practised.
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- wild animals hunted for food.
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
verb
- To gamble.
- To play card games, board games, or video games.
- To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
adj
verb
- To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To come to a standstill.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
noun
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- The space left by excavation between pillars.
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
noun
- the act of blocking
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- termination of operations
verb
verb
- To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move.
- To form a huddle.
- To get together and discuss a topic.
- To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.
- To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.
- To crowd together.
- To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together).
noun
- A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.
- A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
- A dense and disorderly crowd.
adj
noun
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- an open or empty space in or between things
- a narrow opening
- a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
- a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
verb
noun
- the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
- a retraction of a previously held position
- the act of taking out money or other capital
- the act of withdrawing
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
- a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the termination of drug taking
noun
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- move away or escape suddenly
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- The foul of grasping it during play.
- A respirator.
- A full-face diving mask.
- The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.
- A dust mask.
- A surgical mask.
- A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
- A facial mask (cosmetic application).
verb
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- not move; be in a resting position
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- give a rest to
- have a place in relation to something else
- be at rest
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- sit, as on a branch
- rest on or as if on a pillow
noun
- a state of inaction
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- a pause for relaxation
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- a support on which things can be put
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
adj
- Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
- Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
- Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
- Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
noun
noun
noun
- Acceleration of in-game time relative to real-world time.
- A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put their hands on their hips, bend their knees, thrust their pelvises, spin in a circle, jump forward and back, and wiggle.
- A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.
noun
- half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
- A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- An intermission.
- A period of time.
- The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
- Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play
- A distance in space.
noun
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- an unforeseen development
- a movement in a new direction
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
verb
- to change orientation or direction
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- undergo a change or development
- cause to move around or rotate
- change to the contrary
- pass to the other side of
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- move around an axis or a center
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- to send or let go
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- change color
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- accomplish by rotating
- get by buying and selling
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- alter the functioning or setting of
- direct at someone
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- go sour or spoil
- become officially one year older
adj
- the complete stoppage of an action
- very tired
- unerringly accurate
- physically inactive
- (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
- lacking acoustic resonance
- not yielding a return
- not circulating or flowing
- not surviving in active use
- lacking resilience or bounce
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
- no longer having force or relevance
- drained of electric charge; discharged
- devoid of activity
adj
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
noun
- people who are no longer living
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
adv
noun
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
English words for 'the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working'
As you may have noticed, above you will find words for "the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working". Hover the mouse over the word you'd like to know more about to view its definition. Click 
to find a better fitting word. Finally, thanks to ChatGPT, the overall results have been greatly improved.
Recent Queries
registered post
wealthy merchant
spew
to inquire into
quiet.
a proposition.
To transform
dreaminess
hardness and softness
old road
to keep silent
collusive relationship
foster child
certain victory
to work as a prostitute
one's own house
gnawing
no kidding!
to carry on one's back
breakfast
educational
to categorize.
established as an escape in eastern North America
hard line
Capricorn
scatter
colorless
dejectedly
momentous
night duty
Internet user
subscribe.
chicken-hearted
rush of blood to the head
poisonous
private land
late at night
unanticipated
online store
destitution
fruitless
leading actor
church
mainly
idler
size
sexual intercourse
guts
fixed
suspicious