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Verb

To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something

Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

Present participle for to submit to or acknowledge the merit of

Present participle for to act in a submissive manner

Present participle for to pause in indecision before doing something

Present participle for to store or set aside for future use

Present participle for to speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

Present participle for to stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

Present participle for to experience or live through something

Present participle for to fail to care for or pay attention to

(yield to) Present participle for to accede to a request or demand

Noun

To act of putting something off until a future date or time

Adjective

Intended to cause delay or waste time

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Verb

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To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something

throwing in the towel

showing the white flag

buckling under

going under

waving the white flag

eating humble pie

throwing in the sponge

laying down arms

rolling over

tossing it in

putting up white flag

giving way

bowing

budging

raising the white flag

giving up the struggle

throwing in your hand

bowing to

giving away the store

passing into the hands of

falling victim to

falling to pieces

lying down

passing into enemy hands

hoisting the white flag

acting in accordance with

throwing up the sponge

throwing up one's hands

coming off second-best

meeting one's Waterloo

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Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

putting in cold storage

laying over

holding off on

hanging fire

taking a rain check on

laying on the table

putting on the back burner

setting aside

carrying over

putting on back burner

putting off the evil day

putting off the evil hour

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

forestaying

putting something off

leaving to another time

slowing down

cooling it

keeping back

taking a breather from

putting on a back burner

suspending proceedings

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“He said the national executive agreed to defer the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”

Verb

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Present participle for to submit to or acknowledge the merit of

“But I'm sure there are many people like me who would defer to scientific facts that are duly recorded and widely acknowledged.”

Verb

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Present participle for to act in a submissive manner

truckling

kowtowing

toadying

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

ingratiating oneself with

apple-polishing

dancing attendance on

licking someone's boots

abasing oneself before

falling on one's knees

kisses up to

scratching one's back

praising to the skies

kowtowing to

smarming around

bowing and scrape before

rubbing up the right way

singing the praises of

paying court to

falling over oneself for

caving in to

humbling oneself

keeping someone sweet

behaving obsequiously

abasing yourself

deferring to

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

cultivating

abasing oneself to

seeking the favour of

humoring^US

humouring^UK

genuflecting

ingratiating yourself

trying to get on the good side of

prostrating oneself to

kissing someone's feet

kissing the feet of

eating humble pie

humiliating yourself

prostrating oneself before

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

getting on the good side of

shining up to

seeking the friendship of

seeking someone's company

keeping company with

dancing attendance upon

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Verb

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Present participle for to pause in indecision before doing something

Verb

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Present participle for to store or set aside for future use

Verb

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Present participle for to speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

temporising^UK

temporizing^US

using delaying tactics

beating about the bush

beating around the bush

holding over

kicking the can down the road

holding off

waiting

putting off

playing a waiting game

keeping from doing something

avoiding doing something

putting something off

keeping your shirt on

avoiding making a decision

using Fabian tactics

stalling for time

avoiding committing oneself

letting something slide

putting off doing something

suspending action

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Present participle for to stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

baulking^UK

balking^US

throwing a spanner in the works

bringing to screeching halt

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

standing in the way of

hog-tying

getting in the way of

putting the brakes on

keeping under control

bringing to a standstill

putting at a disadvantage

placing at a disadvantage

nipping in the bud

reducing speed

saddling with

slamming on the anchors

preventing from making progress

putting on the brakes

slamming on the brakes

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

putting out of commission

putting the kibosh on

upsetting

doing for

ditching

putting the stopper on

keeping within bounds

keeping tight rein on

keeping the lid on

keeping a tight rein on

inflicting a handicap on

telling against

treating unfavourably

treating harshly

doing a disservice to

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

giving a disadvantage to

softening

playing for time

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

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Verb

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Present participle for to experience or live through something

Verb

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Present participle for to fail to care for or pay attention to

leaving something undone

passing over

glossing over

letting pass

paying no attention to

failing to look after

leaving alone

letting go

letting something slide

paying little attention to

slurring over

tuning out

turning a deaf ear to

turning your back on

failing to care for

failing to provide for

living with

not troubling oneself

laughing off

keeping at arm's length

making light of

throwing to the winds

trifling with

keeping your distance

looking the other way

having nothing to do with

turning back on

Verb

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(yield to) Present participle for to accede to a request or demand

Noun

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To act of putting something off until a future date or time

suspension of proceedings

a state of suspension

a state of uncertainty

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Adjective

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Intended to cause delay or waste time

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