What is another word for de-laying?

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Procrastinating, dilatory, tardy, deliberate, lax, neglectful, lingering, Dallying, Tarrying, slow, lazy, unhurried, Moratory, unhasty, leisurely, sluggish, negligent, behindhand, backward, laggard, putting off, Snail-like, time-wasting, slack, remiss, late, diffident, averse, unsure, lacking confidence, tentative, faltering, timid, skeptical, afraid, reluctant, halting, shy, Half-hearted, doubtful, wavering, vacillating, disinclined, dawdling, unpredictable, loath, unwilling, uneager, indecisive, hanging back, hesitating, irresolute, doubting, measured, inactive, imperceptible, passive, snaillike, lethargic, ponderous, listless, lagging, apathetic, idle, stagnant, supine, dreamy, creeping, leaden, drowsy, Postponing, gradual, sleepy, tortoiselike, easy, heavy, crawling, phlegmatic, torpid, inert, plodding, slothful, slow-moving, indolent, quiet, lackadaisical, moderate, slow-paced, slow-going, slow-footed, Vacillatory, pendulous, vacillant, idling, procrastination, Frittering, frivoling, toying, poking, playing, Puttering, trifling, dilly-dallying, Dabbling, Loitering, delay, Delaying, loafing, hesitation, reluctance, stumbling, scruple, fumbling, indecisiveness, fluctuation, indisposition, demurral, hemming and hawing, stuttering, unwillingness, dubiety, doubt, pause, stammering, hesitancy, Averseness, mistrust, equivocation, indecision, skepticism, irresolution, vacillation, oscillation, qualm, misgiving, Shilly-shally, to-and-fro, tentativeness, irresoluteness, timidness, timidity, recess, hold off, discontinue, restrain, hold up, provide against, be one step ahead of, forestall, be early, hold back, beat someone to it, apprehend, precede, intercept, preclude, hinder, prepare for, end, interrupt, freeze, halt, knock off, shut down, scrub, can, drop, suppress, slow up, set back, hang up, decelerate, slow down, sink, rein in, neutralize, bridle, repulse, constrain, rebuff, stop, hold down, squelch, play for time, slacken pace, thwart, limit, baffle, obviate, checkmate, foil, bit, counteract, circumvent, nip in the bud, snub, harness, reduce, tame, bottleneck, control, terminate, frustrate, hold in, cut short, tax, saddle, oppress, weigh down, load, overload, trouble, remit, put on ice, waive, hang fire, put on hold, give rain check, set aside, extend, lengthen, put on back burner, prolong, deter, prevent, repress, hold, table, detain, stave off, stay, check, tarry, arrest, impede, remand, obstruct, curb, keep, filibuster, gain time, intermit, protract, inhibit, suspend, lay over, prorogue, discourage, interfere, bide time, temporize, clog, dawdle, stall, hamper, dilly-dally, lag, put off, loiter, adjourn, encumber, confine, bar, postpone, keep back, linger, drag, hold over, restrict, retard, procrastinate, withhold, slacken, block, choke, defer, shelve, bust, jail, reserve, run in, mire, intern, ice, pull in, nab, send up, pinch, pick up, bog down, put away, buttonhole, mosey, move slowly, vacillate, hem and haw, meander, hesitate, trifle, fritter, mark time, poke, sag, stagnate, shamble, crawl, traipse, hang, creep, be delayed, dally, encounter difficulty, shuffle, straggle, inch, lag behind, be quiescent, trail behind, limp along, pull the plug, relinquish, conclude, pack it in, wrap, accomplish, crown, wind up, abolish, ultimate, culminate, call off, give up, abort, perorate, complete, settle, wrap up, consummate, dispose of, break off, quit, resolve, achieve, sew up, call it a day, finish, break up, expire, switch off, get done, top off, dissolve, determine, cease, close, close out, put the lid on, preoccupy, monopolize, stumble, be unwilling, stammer, dillydally, falter, think twice, fumble, straddle, fluctuate, hang back, dither, alternate, stutter, pull back, demur, blow hot and cold, swerve, pussyfoot, think about, balance, tergiversate, weigh, waffle, be irresolute, flounder, seesaw, debate, ponder, equivocate, oscillate, be reluctant, hover, waver, sit on fence, shift, shy away, hedge, shrink, balk, offset, cripple, trammel, hamstring, burden, muzzle, hog-tie, debar, handicap, resist, shut out, cramp, crimp, contravene, snafu, prohibit, oppose, get in the way, louse up, crab, stymie, fetter, box in, refrain, forbear, deny, refuse, keep out, bring to a screeching halt, stonewall, close off, shut off, rattle, disrupt, cramp one's style, discomfit, disconcert, saddle with, embarrass, cut off, faze, flag one, blow whistle on, dam, brake, punctuate, work in, lay aside, disunite, sever, bust in, disjoin, barge in, separate, in, heckle, shortstop, disturb, horn in, break train of thought, cut in on, crash, come between, disconnect, edge in, insinuate, divide, break, inject, intrude, chime in, crowd in, put in, infringe, cut, break in, butt in, shackle, avert, slough, dabble, saunter, ramble, loaf, get no place fast, flag, fritter away, wait, loll, trail, lounge, pass time, waste time, diddle, amble, turn over, chaw, examine, revolve, rack one's brains, study, hammer away at, sweat over, stew over, reflect, figure, contemplate, think over, meditate, consider, brood over, review, woolgather, moon, pore over, ruminate, muse on, sort, class, sideline, rank, group, put on the bank burner, dismiss, file, put aside, label, tab, peg, type cast, put down as, classify, assort, schlepp along, toddle, put back, give a rain check, cool it, pigeonhole, stretch, let it ride, continue, stretch out, drag out, make longer, carry on, pad, increase, perpetuate, drag one's feet, spin out, elongate, Prolongate, keep going, cool, draw, drag on, last, bivouac, hold the fort, persist, make camp, keep on, rest, cling, prevail, squat, stay over, outlive, stand, inhabit, endure, sit out, roost, stay behind, live, bunk, dwell, sit tight, abide, nest, sit through, visit, go on, stay in, survive, stay put, bide, lodge, stick around, reside, remain standing, perch, outlast, sojourn, hang out, be left, modulate, diminish, weaken, cancel, desist, fall away, reprieve, forgive, pardon, absolve, alleviate, relax, excuse, condone, dwindle, respite, ease up, repeal, modify, decrease, rescind, release, wane, mitigate, amnesty, abate, exonerate, soften, stash, plant, possess, save, preserve, conserve, squirrel away, hoard, duck, stockpile, have, lay up, retain, squirrel, maintain, stow away, store, store up, put by, take down, retardate, bog, choke off, back off, bring to screeching halt, down, lessen, let up, tie up, mothball, hang about, hang around, sweat it out, put down roots, hang in, stay out, outstay, establish oneself, ward off, remain, sweat, submit, put forward, move, put on the shelf, enter, propose, suggest, stall for time, Entrammel, leash, bind, tie one's hands, lock up, tow, string along, take out after, pull, hang down, chase, spook, droop, trace, track, follow a scent, drop back, plod, haul, fall back, tag along, tail, stream, trudge, bedog, dangle, bring up the rear, poke along, nose out, fall behind, shadow, pursue, spoor, dog, hunt, Draggle, shag, stalk, stay up for, anticipate, foresee, watch, keep shirt on, sit up for, fill time, sweat it, save it, lie low, hold on, expect, look forward to, hole up, await, hold everything, look for, bide one's time, lie in wait, hang onto your hat, stand by, hold the phone, remove, dispense with, forgo, leave, grant, abandon, reject, disclaim, allow, renege, cede, resign, hand over, neglect, disown, surrender, renounce, refrain from, yield, while away the time, fiddle about, piddle, burn daylight, kill time, take one's own sweet time, lollygag, lose time, pass the time, take one's time, fritter away time, goof off, Procrastinating

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What is another word for de-laying?

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