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To delay taking action

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

To obstruct (proposed legislation) with a filibuster

Think about seriously

To fail to care for or pay attention to

To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

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Verb

To delay taking action

take a raincheck

drag one's feet

postpone action

put off doing something

use delaying tactics

play a waiting game

kick the can down the road

take one's time

blow hot and cold

get no place fast

pussyfoot around

beat about the bush

while away time

drag your heels

sit on the fence

fritter away time

take one's own sweet time

while away the time

use dilatory tactics

put something on the back burner

play games with

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

adopt Fabian tactics

be in two minds

appear to pass slowly

encounter difficulty

bring up the rear

avoid committing oneself

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

fritter time away

scrounge around

sit on one's butt

be unable to make up your mind

have misgivings about

be unable to decide

have scruples about

think twice about

have qualms about

vacillate about

run hot and cold

be reluctant about

chop and change

keep changing your mind

speak haltingly

express misgivings

express reluctance

express reservations

walk unsteadily

put something off

walk falteringly

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

disrelish something

have reservations about

mind doing something

take a breather

come to standstill

have a breather

catch one's breath

be in a quandary

have second thoughts

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

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“I don't know why I don't just do a load when I accumulate enough but I'd guess it has something to do with my natural tendency to procrastinate.”

Verb

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

hold in abeyance

lay on the table

give rain check

put in cold storage

put on back burner

put on the back burner

take a rain check on

keep in abeyance

give a rain check

put in abeyance

bring to an end

put on the shelf

extend the duration of

keep something going

put off the evil day

put off the evil hour

put something on hold

hold something over

put something off

axe^UK

put to one side

take a raincheck

ax^US

suspend proceedings

take a breather

hold something in abeyance

take a rain check

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

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

Verb

To obstruct (proposed legislation) with a filibuster

employ delaying tactics

speak at length

speak on and on

kick the can down the road

use delaying tactics

beat about the bush

avoid the issue

take one's time

beat around the bush

come to a standstill

stand in the way of

drag one's feet

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Perendinate

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Think about seriously

rack one's brains

chop into pieces

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

pay no attention to

fail to look after

procrastinate over

take no notice of

think little of

be remiss about

pay little attention to

turn a deaf ear to

turn your back on

fail to care for

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

be irresponsible

keep at arm's length

throw to the winds

keep one's distance

fail to remember

look the other way

have nothing to do with

turn a blind eye to

turn a blind eye

let something slide

be oblivious to

take no account of

close the eyes to

erase from your mind

put out of your mind

leave something undone

pussyfoot around

let something go downhill

keep one's distance from

give the slip to

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

let something go to seed

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

go over the head of

pay no attention

leave out of consideration

give something a miss

stop thinking about

refuse to acknowledge

shut your eyes to

let fall between the cracks

close your eyes to

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

think no more of

have no time for

brush something aside

cock a snook at

play truant from

lie down on job

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Verb

To cause to proceed or move at a slower pace

put the brakes on

get in the way of

stand in the way of

throw a spanner in the works of

bring to a standstill

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

drag one's feet

bring to screeching halt

lay on the table

put on back burner

put in cold storage

take a rain check on

give rain check

put on the back burner

hold in abeyance

tie someone down

impose limits on

slam on the brakes

cramp one's style

give a hard time

avoid the issue

take one's time

beat around the bush

come to a standstill

bring to an end

reduce in speed

stem the flow of

put the kibosh on

throw a spanner in the works

tie someone's hands

prevent from making progress

tie one's hands

be a hindrance to

put a straitjacket on

put the brakes on

take out of play

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put at a disadvantage

keep under control

clip someone's wings

give disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

put straitjacket on

put out of commission

throw monkey wrench in

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put off the evil day

put in abeyance

put off the evil hour

put the damper on

pour cold water on

put a damper on

throw cold water on

bring to a close

put the stopper on

take wind out of

give the run around

throw a monkey wrench into

garrote/garrotte

break the habit of

place a limit on

pull the plug on

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