delay
verb
to do something later than is planned or expected
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To delay action, wait or hesitate
hesitate
verb
to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried
put off
to delay doing something, especially because you do not want to do it
hold off
to deliberately delay doing something
sit on
to delay dealing with something
procrastinate
verb
to delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do
wait around
to do nothing because you are expecting something to happen, and you cannot do anything until it does
play for time
to deliberately delay doing something, or to do it more slowly than usual, so that you have more time to decide what to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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