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What is another word for hanging back?

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Present participle for to avoid proceeding through reluctance

Present participle for to delay a situation until one is prepared

Present participle for delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing

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 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

Irresolute and hesitant

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

Lack of decision or purpose

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Verb

Present participle for to avoid proceeding through reluctance

procrastinating

shilly-shallying

dragging your feet

dragging your heels

staying in the background

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

sitting on the fence

hemming and hawing

pussyfooting around

running hot and cold

keeping changing your mind

getting cold feet

fence-straddling

chopping and changing

umming and ahing

whiffling waffling

taking your time

playing for time

sitting on fence

whiling away time

pottering round

pottering about

using delaying tactics

putting off doing something

taking one's time

pottering around

playing a waiting game

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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 a situation until one is prepared

playing for time

procrastinating

using delaying tactics

beating about the bush

kicking the can down the road

using dilatory tactics

putting on the back burner

beating around the bush

taking one's time

dragging your feet

avoiding the issue

stalling for time

taking your time

avoiding making a decision

using Fabian tactics

playing a waiting game

avoiding committing oneself

shilly-shallying

pottering round

pottering about

humming and hawing

putting off doing something

pottering around

dropping behind

getting no place fast

sitting on one's butt

frittering away

diddle-daddling

scrounging around

shlepping along

frittering time away

warming a chair

whiling away time

taking a raincheck

dragging your heels

suspending action

postponing action

deferring action

letting something slide

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Verb

Present participle for delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing

procrastinating

adopting Fabian tactics

taking a breather

catching one's breath

having a breather

stopping briefly

coming to standstill

taking a breath

putting on hold

taking your time

shilly-shallying

dragging your feet

taking one's time

pottering round

getting no place fast

pottering about

pottering around

warming a chair

shlepping along

frittering time away

sitting on one's butt

frittering away

diddle-daddling

scrounging around

whiling away time

using delaying tactics

playing for time

humming and hawing

putting off doing something

playing a waiting game

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Verb

Present participle for to delay action until a particular time or event

refraining from

putting something off

taking no action

avoiding doing something

playing a waiting game

keeping from doing something

biding your time

holding your horses

keeping your shirt on

putting on hold

holding your water

holding everything

holding the line

waiting a minute

waiting patiently

hanging onto your hat

kicking your heels

sticking around

holding your fire

sweating it out

twiddling thumbs

passing the time

waiting in the wings

holding the phone

holding one's breath

cooling your heels

looking forward

Verb

Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance

expressing misgivings

expressing reluctance

expressing reservations

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

trailing behind

bringing up the rear

dropping behind

shilly-shallying

getting no place fast

dragging your feet

dragging behind

going on too long

advancing slowly

going on and on

appearing to pass slowly

becoming tedious

procrastinating

taking your time

taking one's time

pottering round

pottering about

using delaying tactics

humming and hawing

putting off doing something

whiling away time

playing for time

pottering around

playing a waiting game

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Verb

Present participle for to be hesitant or show reluctance

Verb

Present participle for to dodge something, such as a question, task or duty

Verb

Present participle for to stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary

sticking around

Verb

Present participle for to follow or pursue someone or something closely from behind

Verb

Present participle for to move back or away from, especially because of fear or disgust

Adjective

Irresolute and hesitant

lacking confidence

shilly-shallying

on the horns of a dilemma

humming and hawing

having misgivings

blowing hot and cold

sitting on the fence

like doubting Thomas

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Adjective

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

diffident about

not in favour of

not in the mood

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

humming and hawing

lacking confidence

having misgivings

unenthusiastic about

circumspect about

unfavourable^UK

antipathetic to

ill-disposed to

antagonistic to

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

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Noun

Lack of decision or purpose

shilly-shallying

faint-heartedness

half-heartedness

lack of resolution

procrastination

second thoughts

shillyshallying

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

hemming and hawing

sitting on the fence

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

dragging your feet

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

inconclusiveness

lack of certainty

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

feeble-mindedness

reconsideration

untrustworthiness

lack of enthusiasm

apprehensiveness

questionableness

confusion dilemma

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