delay

adjourn anticipates anticipate arrest arrest avoidance belatedness bog down bogged down bogging down check cumber dalliance deferment deferment/deferral deferments deferments deferrals defer derail detain detention dillydally dilly-dally drag end extensions extension filibuster forestall hesitations hesitated holds up hesitation hesitate hitch hold back/hold off held back held back hold up holdup hinder holds back holds back held off hinders hold back holds off holding off immobilization immobilize indecisiveness impede impedes impediment interlude interrupt interval interruption intervals irresolution irresoluteness keep lateness layover loitered loiter moratorium mull mulled neglect neglects pigeonhole poke postponement postpone postpones prolong prolongation protract protraction remain remained remitted remit remission reserve respite retard runaround run-around setback setbacks shelve shelves shelving slowdown stalemate standstill stay stay stopping stopover stumbling block surcease table tardiness tentativeness temporize tied up tied up tie/tie up tie up ties up ties up time lag timidness to-and-fro to and fro trail tying up tying up waive wait waited wasted time waste time wasting time