delay
verb
to do something later than is planned or expected
thesaurus entry for await
await
verb
to wait for something that you expect to happen
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of await:
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
prevaricate
verb
to avoid saying or doing something because you want to cause a delay or hide the truth
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
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