To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave

• abide

  1. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)

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  1. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  2. To wait patiently for:
  3. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)

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• bide

  1. To stay:
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay; continue

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  1. To stay:
  2. To wait; tarry.
  3. To stay; continue

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• pause

  1. To hesitate:
  2. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  3. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:

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  1. To hesitate:
  2. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  3. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:

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• stay

  1. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  2. To brace or support with a stay or stays
  3. (Archaic) To wait for; await:

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  1. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  2. To brace or support with a stay or stays
  3. (Archaic) To wait for; await:

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• tarry

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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To continue to be in a place

• abide

  1. To wait patiently for:
  2. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  3. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)

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  1. To wait patiently for:
  2. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  3. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)

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• bide

  1. To stay:
  2. To await; wait for.
  3. To stay; continue

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  1. To stay:
  2. To await; wait for.
  3. To stay; continue

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• remain

  1. To be left to be dealt with, done, said, etc.
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To stay while others go

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  1. To be left to be dealt with, done, said, etc.
  2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind:
  3. To stay while others go

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• stay

  1. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  2. To pause; tarry; wait; delay
  3. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger:

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  1. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  2. To pause; tarry; wait; delay
  3. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger:

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• tarry

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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• wait

  1. To remain or be in readiness:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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  1. To remain or be in readiness:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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• stick around

  1. (Idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered

• dally

  1. To flirt; play at love
  2. To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy.
  3. To spend (time) idly:

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  1. To flirt; play at love
  2. To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy.
  3. To spend (time) idly:

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• dawdle

  1. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  2. To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
  3. (Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.

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  1. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  2. To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
  3. (Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.

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• delay

  1. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  2. To put off to a future time; postpone
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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  1. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  2. To put off to a future time; postpone
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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• dilly-dally

  1. Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
  2. To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

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  1. Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
  2. To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

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• drag

  1. To bring up or catch by such means.
  2. To bring (a subject) into conversation, a piece of writing, etc. unnecessarily or as if by force
  3. To be prolonged tediously; move or pass too slowly

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  1. To bring up or catch by such means.
  2. To bring (a subject) into conversation, a piece of writing, etc. unnecessarily or as if by force
  3. To be prolonged tediously; move or pass too slowly

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• lag

  1. (Billiards) To strike the cue ball so that it rebounds from the far rail to stop as close as possible to the near rail or the string line: done to decide the order of play
  2. To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger
  3. To move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc.

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  1. (Billiards) To strike the cue ball so that it rebounds from the far rail to stop as close as possible to the near rail or the string line: done to decide the order of play
  2. To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger
  3. To move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc.

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• loiter

  1. To walk or move slowly and indolently, with frequent stops and pauses; often, specif., to linger aimlessly in a public place
  2. To stand idly about; linger without any purpose.
  3. (--- Law) To violate a law or ordinance that prohibits persons from remaining in a given location without a clear purpose for an extended period of time, especially when behaving in a manner indicating a possible threat to persons or property in the vicinity.

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  1. To walk or move slowly and indolently, with frequent stops and pauses; often, specif., to linger aimlessly in a public place
  2. To stand idly about; linger without any purpose.
  3. (--- Law) To violate a law or ordinance that prohibits persons from remaining in a given location without a clear purpose for an extended period of time, especially when behaving in a manner indicating a possible threat to persons or property in the vicinity.

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• poke

  1. To thrust forward; appear:
  2. To push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod
  3. To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle

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  1. To thrust forward; appear:
  2. To push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod
  3. To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle

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• procrastinate

  1. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
  2. To put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually
  3. To postpone or delay needlessly.

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  1. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
  2. To put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually
  3. To postpone or delay needlessly.

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• tarry

  1. To wait for; await.
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To delay, linger, be tardy, etc.

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  1. To wait for; await.
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To delay, linger, be tardy, etc.

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• trail

  1. To follow the course taken by; pursue:
  2. To become gradually fainter; dwindle:
  3. To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag

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  1. To follow the course taken by; pursue:
  2. To become gradually fainter; dwindle:
  3. To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag

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To go reluctantly

• tarry

  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something:
  2. To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. To wait for; await.

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• stay

  1. To continue to be in a place or condition:
  2. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  3. To pause; tarry; wait; delay

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  1. To continue to be in a place or condition:
  2. To suspend by legal order the implementation of (a planned action), especially pending further proceedings:
  3. To pause; tarry; wait; delay

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• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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• saunter

  1. To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.

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  1. To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.

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• lag

  1. To move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc.
  2. (Billiards) To strike the cue ball so that it rebounds from the far rail to stop as close as possible to the near rail or the string line: done to decide the order of play
  3. To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger

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  1. To move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc.
  2. (Billiards) To strike the cue ball so that it rebounds from the far rail to stop as close as possible to the near rail or the string line: done to decide the order of play
  3. To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger

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• trail

  1. To follow the course taken by; pursue:
  2. To drag or let drag behind one, esp. on the ground, etc.
  3. To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag

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  1. To follow the course taken by; pursue:
  2. To drag or let drag behind one, esp. on the ground, etc.
  3. To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag

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• hesitate

  1. To be slow to act, speak, or decide:
  2. To stop because of indecision; pause or delay in acting, choosing, or deciding because of feeling unsure; waver
  3. To pause; stop momentarily

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  1. To be slow to act, speak, or decide:
  2. To stop because of indecision; pause or delay in acting, choosing, or deciding because of feeling unsure; waver
  3. To pause; stop momentarily

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• delay

  1. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
  2. To put off to a future time; postpone
  3. To stop for a while; linger

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  1. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
  2. To put off to a future time; postpone
  3. To stop for a while; linger

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• plod

  1. (Intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).
  2. To work steadily and monotonously; drudge
  3. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge:

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  1. (Intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over).
  2. To work steadily and monotonously; drudge
  3. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge:

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• trudge

  1. To walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; plod.
  2. To walk, esp. wearily or laboriously

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  1. To walk in a laborious, heavy-footed way; plod.
  2. To walk, esp. wearily or laboriously

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• traipse

  1. To walk or tramp over or about:
  2. (Intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
  3. To walk, wander, tramp, or gad

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  1. To walk or tramp over or about:
  2. (Intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
  3. To walk, wander, tramp, or gad

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• falter

  1. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:
  2. To say hesitantly or timidly
  3. To move uncertainly or unsteadily; totter; stumble

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  1. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:
  2. To say hesitantly or timidly
  3. To move uncertainly or unsteadily; totter; stumble

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• totter

  1. To be on the point of failure or collapse
  2. To sway as if about to fall.
  3. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

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  1. To be on the point of failure or collapse
  2. To sway as if about to fall.
  3. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

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• stagger

  1. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
  2. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods:
  3. (Sports) To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.

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  1. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
  2. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods:
  3. (Sports) To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.

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• dawdle

  1. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  2. To take more time than necessary:
  3. (Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.

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  1. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
  2. To take more time than necessary:
  3. (Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.

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• lumber

  1. To move heavily, clumsily, and, often, noisily
  2. To remove (timber) from (an area) for use as lumber
  3. To walk or move clumsily or heavily.

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  1. To move heavily, clumsily, and, often, noisily
  2. To remove (timber) from (an area) for use as lumber
  3. To walk or move clumsily or heavily.

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• procrastinate

  1. To postpone or delay needlessly.
  2. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
  3. To put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually

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  1. To postpone or delay needlessly.
  2. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
  3. To put off doing (something unpleasant or burdensome) until a future time; esp., to postpone (such actions) habitually

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• slouch

  1. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
  2. (Intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
  3. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping posture.

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  1. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.
  2. (Intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
  3. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping posture.

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• shuffle

  1. To put in a random order.
  2. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  3. To get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.

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  1. To put in a random order.
  2. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  3. To get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.

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• trifle

  1. To spend idly; waste
  2. (Intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
  3. To waste (time or money, for example).

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  1. To spend idly; waste
  2. (Intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
  3. To waste (time or money, for example).

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• potter

  1. (Brit.) putter

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  1. (Brit.) putter

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• fritter away time

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• shilly-shally

  1. To procrastinate.
  2. To spend time on insignificant things; dawdle.
  3. To be unable to come to a decision; vacillate.

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  1. To procrastinate.
  2. To spend time on insignificant things; dawdle.
  3. To be unable to come to a decision; vacillate.

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• dillydally

  1. Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
  2. To waste time in hesitation or vacillation; loiter or dawdle

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  1. Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
  2. To waste time in hesitation or vacillation; loiter or dawdle

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• idle

  1. To move slowly or aimlessly; loaf
  2. To move slowly or without purpose:
  3. To pass (time) without doing anything:

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  1. To move slowly or aimlessly; loaf
  2. To move slowly or without purpose:
  3. To pass (time) without doing anything:

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• crawl

  1. To move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as by pulling with the hands, as a very young baby does
  2. To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things:
  3. To move or go slowly or feebly

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  1. To move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as by pulling with the hands, as a very young baby does
  2. To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things:
  3. To move or go slowly or feebly

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• loll

  1. To let droop or hang loosely
  2. To hang in a relaxed manner; droop
  3. To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.

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  1. To let droop or hang loosely
  2. To hang in a relaxed manner; droop
  3. To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.

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• vacillate

  1. To waver in mind; show indecision
  2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate:
  3. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver:

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  1. To waver in mind; show indecision
  2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate:
  3. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver:

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• take-one-s-time

  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To go about something slowly and carefully.

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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To go about something slowly and carefully.

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• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To be a waiter or waitress at:
  3. To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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• putter

  1. To dawdle or fritter (something) away
  2. To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.
  3. To spend (time) doing minor or unimportant activities:

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  1. To dawdle or fritter (something) away
  2. To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.
  3. To spend (time) doing minor or unimportant activities:

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• hobble

  1. (Figuratively) To move roughly or irregularly.
  2. To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
  3. To cause to go haltingly or lamely

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  1. (Figuratively) To move roughly or irregularly.
  2. To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
  3. To cause to go haltingly or lamely

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• be dilatory

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• be tardy

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• be long

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• sit-around

  1. To sit down and not do anything important.

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  1. To sit down and not do anything important.

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• hang around

  1. (Idiomatic) to stay, linger or loiter
  2. (Idiomatic) to spend time or be friends (especially to hang around with someone)

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  1. (Idiomatic) to stay, linger or loiter
  2. (Idiomatic) to spend time or be friends (especially to hang around with someone)

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• hang-back

  1. (Informal) To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.

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  1. (Informal) To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.

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• let-the-grass-grow-under-one-s-feet

  1. (Idiomatic) To be idle; to fail to make progress.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To be idle; to fail to make progress.

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To go slowly

• hang on

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• remain

  1. To continue to exist; endure; persist; last
  2. To be left as still to be dealt with:
  3. To continue in the same state or condition:

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  1. To continue to exist; endure; persist; last
  2. To be left as still to be dealt with:
  3. To continue in the same state or condition:

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• be moribund

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