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Moving at a notably slow speed

Irresolute and hesitant

The action of delaying or moving at a slow pace

The characteristic of being tentative

The state or condition of being inoperative

The act of retarding or delaying

Resting on your oars

Present participle for to move or act at a slow speed

Present participle for to move or walk lackadaisically

Present participle for to waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

Present participle for to walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way

Present participle for to prevent from progress

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Adjective

Moving at a notably slow speed

procrastinating

slow and steady

on hands and knees

underprivileged

at your own pace

in your own time

good-for-nothing

non-job related

non-work related

procrastinative

disorganized^US

asleep at the wheel

disorganised^UK

asleep on the job

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Adjective

Irresolute and hesitant

lacking confidence

shilly-shallying

having misgivings

on the horns of a dilemma

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

sitting on the fence

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

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Noun

The action of delaying or moving at a slow pace

Noun

The characteristic of being tentative

procrastination

hemming and hawing

shilly-shallying

second thoughts

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

inconclusiveness

lack of enthusiasm

faint-heartedness

shillyshallying

lack of resolution

half-heartedness

sitting on the fence

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

lack of certainty

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

feeble-mindedness

apprehensiveness

confusion dilemma

questionableness

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Noun

The state or condition of being inoperative

inoperativeness

time on one's hands

dolce far niente

unresponsiveness

lackadaisicalness

nonparticipation

procrastination

immobilization^US

immobilisation^UK

lack of progress

lack of exertion

non-intervention

disinclination to move

lack of motivation

emotionlessness

time on your hands

discontinuation

unconsciousness

insusceptibility

absence of movement

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Noun

The act of retarding or delaying

discontinuation

procrastination

holding pattern

cooling-off period

period of waiting

speechification

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

holding the floor

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Noun

Dawdling

procrastinating

procrastination

Noun

Resting on your oars

resting on your oars

Verb

Present participle for to move or act at a slow speed

procrastinating

shilly-shallying

diddle-daddling

pottering about

pottering around

frittering time away

pottering round

frittering away

scrounging around

shlepping along

taking your time

warming a chair

dragging your feet

getting no place fast

sitting on one's butt

dragging one's feet

taking one's time

dropping behind

humming and hawing

trailing behind

whiling away time

bringing up the rear

fiddling around

puttering around

monkeying around

playing a waiting game

blowing hot and cold

pussyfooting around

playing for time

acting the fool

hemming and hawing

using delaying tactics

lounging around

putting off doing something

frittering away time

taking one's own sweet time

whiling away the time

burning daylight

passing the time

doing nothing much

dragging oneself

dragging yourself

taking a stroll

strolling along

dragging your heels

taking too long

tagging along behind

proceeding in a leisurely fashion

shuffling around

playing games with

dragging behind

moseying around

sitting on the fence

going aimlessly

holding the phone

losing strength

taking a raincheck

deferring action

suspending action

postponing action

kicking the can down the road

amusing oneself

playing the fool

mooching around

clowning around

having difficulty

getting into difficulties

getting nowhere

sitting on fence

having second thoughts

putting on the back burner

leaving to another time

putting on hold

advancing slowly

appearing to pass slowly

going on and on

going on too long

becoming tedious

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“Don't dawdle - questions must reach us by next Wednesday.”

Verb

Present participle for to move or walk lackadaisically

“It was quite funny coming back - Clare, Sandra and I decided to dawdle back to the History Room, so went along the Middle Corridor, and stood there waving to people on the Art Room balcony.”

Verb

Present participle for to waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

lounging around

frittering away time

frittering away

twiddling your thumbs

whiling away the time

kicking your heels

idling away time

filling in time

passing the time

idling away the hours

sitting on one's hands

amusing oneself

twiddling thumbs

standing around

mooching around

knocking around

whiling away hours

not lifting a finger

doing nothing in particular

frittering time away

twiddling one's thumbs

making yourself at home

whiling away the hours

piddling around

draping oneself

stretching oneself

taking a breather

putting your feet up

fiddling around

sticking around

sitting back and do nothing

slouching about

kicking one's heels

slouching around

taking things easy

taking time off

entertaining oneself

enjoying oneself

letting it all hang out

taking time out

lying spread-eagle

taking your ease

plopping oneself

letting yourself go

putting one's feet up

quietening down

letting one's hair down

sitting heavily

stretching oneself out

becoming fatigued

losing strength

warming oneself

draping yourself

warming yourself

toasting yourself

sunning oneself

stretching over

toasting oneself

having a snooze

taking a siesta

taking life easy

having forty winks

putting feet up

getting some shut-eye

catching some Zs

refreshing oneself

having a siesta

refreshing yourself

snatching forty winks

getting some kip

becoming flaccid

going into a decline

composing oneself

making less tense

collecting oneself

taking one's time

letting your hair down

letting oneself go

making oneself at home

feeling at home

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Verb

Present participle for to walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way

circumambulating

knocking around

going walkabout

mooching around

following one's nose

walking the tracks

wandering aimlessly

getting sidetracked

getting off the point

going off at a tangent

moving aimlessly

hitting the road

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Verb

Present participle for to prevent from progress

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