delay
verb
to deliberately take a long time to do something
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to do something very slowly because you do not really want to do it
to take more time or care than is necessary when you are doing something
not reacting quickly to take advantage of a situation
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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