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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 pause in indecision before doing something

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

lacking in energy

non-job related

non-work related

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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

questionableness

confusion dilemma

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Noun

The state or condition of being inoperative

inoperativeness

dolce far niente

lackadaisicalness

unresponsiveness

nonparticipation

procrastination

unconsciousness

immobilization^US

immobilisation^UK

lack of motivation

emotionlessness

lack of exertion

non-intervention

underdevelopment

disinclination to move

lack of progress

time on your hands

discontinuation

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

breathing space

Mexican standoff

intervening period

intervening time

pause in the action

break in your journey

communication breakdown

speechification

delaying tactics

kicking the can down the road

holding the floor

breathing spell

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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

taking one's time

whiling away time

dropping behind

trailing behind

bringing up the rear

humming and hawing

taking too long

playing a waiting game

playing for time

dragging your heels

using delaying tactics

putting off doing something

frittering away time

taking one's own sweet time

whiling away the time

burning daylight

passing the time

dragging oneself

hemming and hawing

pussyfooting around

blowing hot and cold

taking a stroll

strolling along

playing games with

dragging behind

going aimlessly

holding the phone

losing strength

taking a raincheck

deferring action

letting something slide

moseying around

lounging around

suspending action

postponing action

kicking the can down the road

doing nothing much

advancing slowly

appearing to pass slowly

going on and on

going on too long

becoming tedious

schlepping along

staying in the background

putting down roots

remaining behind

sweating it out

sticking around

establishing oneself

establishing yourself

holding the fort

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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

twiddling thumbs

fiddling around

frittering away time

frittering away

pottering around

puttering around

monkeying around

whiling away the time

amusing oneself

kicking your heels

mooching around

idling away time

filling in time

passing the time

idling away the hours

sitting on one's hands

standing around

knocking around

whiling away hours

not lifting a finger

doing nothing in particular

frittering time away

whiling away the hours

piddling around

taking a breather

putting your feet up

acting the fool

sticking around

resting on your oars

sitting back and do nothing

slouching about

slouching around

taking things easy

taking time off

entertaining oneself

enjoying oneself

letting it all hang out

taking time out

letting yourself go

making yourself at home

letting your hair down

taking your ease

whiling away time

lying down on job

stooging around

flopping around

warming oneself

sunning yourself

toasting yourself

composing oneself

making less tense

collecting oneself

taking one's time

feeling at home

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Verb

Present participle for to pause in indecision before doing something

shilly-shallying

humming and hawing

hemming and hawing

sitting on fence

procrastinating

pussyfooting around

sitting on the fence

blowing hot and cold

getting cold feet

running hot and cold

keeping changing your mind

fence-straddling

whiffling waffling

chopping and changing

umming and ahing

staying in the background

dragging your feet

dragging your heels

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Verb

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

Verb

Present participle for to prevent from progress

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