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What is another word for
hanging back
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Verb
Present participle for to avoid proceeding through reluctance
Present participle for to delay action until a particular time or event
Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance
Present participle for to lag behind or not keep pace with others or with a schedule
Present participle for to deliberately act evasively in order to gain time or postpone a decision
Present participle for to briefly stop or interrupt an action
Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance
Present participle for to dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
Present participle for to stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary
Present participle for to follow or pursue someone or something closely from behind
Present participle for to move back or away from, especially because of fear or disgust
Adjective
Hesitant or uncertain in nature or approach
Noun
The action of delaying or pausing before saying or doing something
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to avoid proceeding through reluctance
hesitating
dithering
vacillating
wavering
demurring
teetering
wabbling
faltering
halting
scrupling
staggering
wobbling
hovering
lagging
lingering
pausing
procrastinating
straggling
holding back
shilly-shallying
hanging fire
holding off
shrinking back
shying away
staying back
dragging your feet
dragging your heels
staying in the background
balancing
fluctuating
dilly-dallying
havering
swithering
humming and hawing
blowing hot and cold
stalling
sitting on the fence
hemming and hawing
pussyfooting around
yo-yoing
equivocating
delaying
temporizing
US
dawdling
oscillating
dallying
hedging
tergiversating
thinking twice
temporising
UK
alternating
changing
dillydallying
seesawing
deliberating
running hot and cold
keeping changing your mind
changing mind
wasting time
waffling
boggling
getting cold feet
see-sawing
faffing about
swinging
straddling
fence-straddling
flip-flopping
chopping and changing
whiffling
trifling
hanging around
messing around
umming and ahing
dodging
hanging about
whiffling waffling
swaying
varying
paltering
taking your time
slow-walking
playing for time
waiting
pussyfooting
stumbling
deferring
sitting on fence
baulking
UK
mammering
pondering
stopping
pulling back
thinking about
doubting
balking
US
weighing
floundering
hanging
debating
tarrying
loitering
dragging
poking
playing a waiting game
prevaricating
idling
diddling
whiling away time
crawling
creeping
lollygagging
lallygagging
moping
hesitating over
killing time
marking time
putting off
using delaying tactics
putting off doing something
goofing off
taking one's time
lagging behind
pottering
lolling
slouching
puttering
fooling around
sitting around
equivocating about
wavering about
vacillating about
retarding
postponing
protracting
prolonging
adjourning
moving slowly
cooling
goldbricking
staying
taking a raincheck
suspending action
postponing action
deferring action
letting something slide
kicking the can down the road
stonewalling
plodding
having doubts
tottering
filibustering
wondering about
feeling uncertain
waiting around
pottering round
pottering about
hanging on
staying put
falling behind
buying time
pottering around
horsing around
lacking conviction
harbouring reservations about
expressing suspicions about
having doubts about
feeling uneasy about
having reservations about
harbouring suspicions about
having suspicions about
having hesitations about
thinking something unlikely
entertaining doubts about
fluctuating on
expressing reservations about
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“We also have quite a few contributors who like to
hang back
and give us something only when the spirit moves them.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to delay action until a particular time or event
holding off
pausing
waiting
deferring
delaying
holding back
postponing
hanging fire
refraining from
putting something off
sitting tight
taking no action
avoiding doing something
playing a waiting game
keeping from doing something
biding your time
holding your horses
keeping your shirt on
being patient
lying in wait
stalling
filling time
putting on hold
holding your water
holding everything
holding the line
waiting a minute
waiting patiently
holding on
hanging on
awaiting
standing by
hanging onto your hat
waiting on
kicking your heels
sticking around
hanging around
loitering
hanging about
lingering
marking time
abiding
saving it
holding your fire
sweating it out
twiddling thumbs
wasting time
passing the time
killing time
lying low
sitting up for
waiting in the wings
holding the phone
resting
holding one's breath
cooling your heels
countdowning
staying up for
looking forward
cooling it
sweating it
hanging
Verb
▲
Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance
demurring
hesitating
pausing
vacillating
balking
US
baulking
UK
doubting
pussyfooting
wavering
jibbing
refusing
shying
expressing misgivings
expressing reluctance
expressing reservations
thinking twice
hemming and hawing
waiting and seeing
dragging your heels
Verb
▲
Present participle for to lag behind or not keep pace with others or with a schedule
falling behind
trailing
straggling
lagging
trailing behind
lagging behind
losing ground
bringing up the rear
dropping behind
dawdling
dallying
crawling
lingering
loitering
delaying
creeping
tarrying
dillydallying
poking
diddling
moping
plodding
lollygagging
lallygagging
limping
inching
dragging
slouching
shuffling
falling back
shilly-shallying
slowing down
moving slowly
holding back
dithering
idling
faltering
staggering
sauntering
staying
dropping
getting no place fast
dragging your feet
slowing up
tailing
putting off
trudging
dragging behind
inching along
dilly-dallying
falling off
nosing
snailing
oozing
draggling
limping along
hanging heavy
going on too long
creeping along
advancing slowly
going on and on
creaking along
appearing to pass slowly
going slowly
becoming tedious
wearing on
hesitating
procrastinating
pausing
taking your time
goofing off
taking one's time
vacillating
losing
straying
tottering
temporizing
US
waiting around
pottering round
pottering about
using delaying tactics
killing time
humming and hawing
hanging on
putting off doing something
stalling
staying put
hanging about
marking time
whiling away time
buying time
wasting time
temporising
UK
hanging around
waiting
filibustering
hanging fire
playing for time
pottering around
stonewalling
playing a waiting game
horsing around
lolling
trifling
puttering
fooling around
sitting around
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to deliberately act evasively in order to gain time or postpone a decision
temporising
UK
temporizing
US
stalling
delaying
procrastinating
hedging
prevaricating
tergiversating
tarrying
deferring
paltering
putting off
playing for time
beating about the bush
using delaying tactics
gaining time
taking your time
playing a waiting game
stalling for time
avoiding committing oneself
avoiding making a decision
using Fabian tactics
kicking the can down the road
holding back
hanging fire
hesitating
dithering
stonewalling
equivocating
filibustering
dallying
postponing
diverting
distracting
using dilatory tactics
putting on the back burner
buying time
dragging your feet
beating around the bush
taking one's time
holding over
avoiding the issue
dawdling
lingering
loitering
vacillating
lagging
waiting
poking
dragging
pausing
shilly-shallying
humming and hawing
putting off doing something
dilly-dallying
idling
whiling away time
straggling
dillydallying
staggering
diddling
plodding
tottering
waiting around
pottering round
pottering about
moping
killing time
hanging on
lallygagging
staying put
hanging about
lollygagging
marking time
goofing off
lagging behind
falling behind
wasting time
crawling
hanging around
pottering around
creeping
horsing around
retarding
havering
protracting
prolonging
wavering
adjourning
cooling
swithering
goldbricking
staying
taking a raincheck
dragging your heels
suspending action
postponing action
deferring action
letting something slide
holding off
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to briefly stop or interrupt an action
pausing
hesitating
wavering
resting
stopping
halting
delaying
faltering
breaking
adjourning
discontinuing
ceasing
waiting
deliberating
suspending
desisting
interrupting
dropping
reflecting
shaking
sidelining
breaking off
holding back
taking five
taking a breather
thinking twice
taking a break
stopping briefly
calling time
having a breather
taking a breath
taking ten
marking time
pulling up
letting up
breaking it up
catching one's breath
coming to standstill
putting on hold
vacillating
procrastinating
stalling
hanging fire
holding on
hanging about
sitting tight
adopting Fabian tactics
hanging around
hanging on
holding your horses
holding your fire
recessing
having a break
suspending proceedings
breaking up
ending
rising
knocking off
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance
hesitating
doubting
scrupling
demurring
having misgivings about
having qualms about
demurring from
shrinking from
hanging back from
thinking twice
thinking twice about
having qualms
shying away from
having reservations about
wavering
dithering
faltering
having scruples about
vacillating about
vacillating
baulking
UK
shying
disrelishing
shrinking
boggling at
hesitating to
scrupling about
recoiling from
shilly-shallying
flinching from
minding doing something
boggling
baulking at
balking
US
wavering about
hating to
quailing at
fighting shy of
shying away
balking at
sticking at
halting
wabbling
stickling
teetering
demurring about
fretting
wobbling
worrying
staggering
balancing
jibbing
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
flinching
evading
avoiding
shrinking
demurring
dodging
shying
eschewing
shirking
eluding
escaping
shunning
shying away
quailing at
turning away
backing away
drawing back
baulking at
boggling at
fighting shy of
jibbing at
Verb
▲
Present participle for to stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary
lingering
staying
remaining
loitering
stalling
stopping
waiting
staying put
sticking around
hanging around
hanging on
hanging round
waiting around
staying behind
hanging out
Verb
▲
Present participle for to follow or pursue someone or something closely from behind
trailing
following
pursuing
tracking
shadowing
tracing
dogging
hounding
tailing
chasing
hunting
coursing
stalking
spooring
tagging
running
bedogging
hunting down
bird-dogging
tagging along
following on
stringing along
lingering behind
running down
keeping an eye on
keeping a tab on
keeping in sight
keeping tabs on
poking along
following a scent
nosing out
running to earth
tagging along behind
taking out after
running to ground
bringing up the rear
Verb
▲
Present participle for to move back or away from, especially because of fear or disgust
shrinking
flinching
recoiling
blenching
cringing
cowering
quailing
starting
wincing
squinching
retreating
shuddering
crouching
grovelling
UK
groveling
US
withdrawing
refusing
retiring
slinking
drawing back
pulling back
shying away
backing away
jumping back
jerking back
springing back
starting back
shrinking away
backing off
falling back
shrinking back
Adjective
▲
Hesitant or uncertain in nature or approach
vacillant
doubtful
faltering
hesitating
wavering
timid
unsure
vacillating
diffident
halting
irresolute
backward
tentative
reluctant
disinclined
indecisive
shy
afraid
averse
dawdling
delaying
doubting
lazy
loath
pendulous
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
slow
uneager
unpredictable
unwilling
vacillatory
half-hearted
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
hesitant
cautious
uncertain
undecided
dubious
ambivalent
dithering
oscillating
nervous
iffy
havering
cunctatory
shilly-shallying
on the horns of a dilemma
in two minds
humming and hawing
having qualms
in a quandary
in a dilemma
having misgivings
blowing hot and cold
in doubt
indisposed
reticent
discouraged
squeamish
wary
loth
disheartened
against
queasy
chary of
shy about
afraid to
bashful about
coy about
opposed to
hesitant about
not in favour of
ashamed to
chary
not in the mood
diffident about
remiss
calculating
unsettled
teetering
divided
fluctuating
unresolved
undetermined
sitting on the fence
suspicious
unconvinced
distrustful
hinky
perplexed
mistrustful
trustless
indefinite
leery
waffling
faithless
agnostic
of two minds
like doubting Thomas
without belief
confused
vexed
pussyfooting
fickle
unsteady
infirm
equivocating
uncommitted
torn
changing
halfhearted
weak
shaky
unstable
fearful
wobbly
weak-minded
wishy-washy
on-the-fence
weak-kneed
hot-and-cold
full of doubt
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Noun
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The action of delaying or pausing before saying or doing something
hesitation
delay
pause
pausing
stalling
temporising
UK
temporizing
US
waiting
temporization
havering
cunctation
dawdling
delaying
adjournment
deferment
postponement
procrastination
dilly-dallying
delaying tactics
kicking the can down the road
putting off
wavering
vacillation
faltering
hesitance
indecision
hesitancy
dithering
uncertainty
doubt
indecisiveness
equivocation
dubiety
irresoluteness
shilly-shallying
unsureness
irresolution
tentativeness
doubtfulness
humming and hawing
wabbling
wobbling
incertitude
swithering
shilly-shally
fence-sitting
second thoughts
blowing hot and cold
skepticism
US
fluctuation
oscillation
timidity
ambivalence
scepticism
UK
demurral
teetering
lack of resolution
sitting on the fence
hemming and hawing
diffidence
dubiousness
nervousness
misgiving
qualm
mistrust
reluctance
scruple
indisposition
unwillingness
stumbling
fumbling
stuttering
stammering
averseness
weakness
timidness
shillyshallying
to-and-fro
half-heartedness
lingering
loitering
dallying
tarrying
slowness
slackness
dilatoriness
respite
breather
recess
dragging your feet
rest
reprieve
lagging behind
reservation
condition
inconclusiveness
indefiniteness
indeterminacy
woolliness
vagueness
unclearness
changeability
reserve
inaction
foot-dragging
failure to act
slow-walking
idling
loafing
procrastinating
frittering
trifling
dalliance
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