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Synonyms for play for time
verb delay, put off doingAntonyms for play for time
- abbreviate
- advance
- carry out
- complete
- continue
- do
- expedite
- finish
- forge
- forward
- further
- go
- hasten
- help
- hurry
- leave
- persist
- push
- rush
- shorten
- accelerate
- go ahead
- quicken
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checked
verb. hinder, restrain
- arrest
- baffle
- bar
- bit
- bottleneck
- bridle
- checkmate
- choke
- circumvent
- constrain
- control
- counteract
- curb
- cut short
- delay
- discourage
- foil
- frustrate
- halt
- harness
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep back
- limit
- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- pause
- play for time
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
checking
verb. hinder, restrain
- arrest
- baffle
- bar
- bit
- bottleneck
- bridle
- checkmate
- choke
- circumvent
- constrain
- control
- counteract
- curb
- cut short
- delay
- discourage
- foil
- frustrate
- halt
- harness
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep back
- limit
- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- pause
- play for time
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
procrastinate
verb. delay, put off doing
procrastinating
verb. delay, put off doing
stall
verb. delay for own purposes
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.