Synonyms and related words :
adjourn, be a sideliner, be dilatory, be still, be unproductive, bring up, bring up short, cease fire, coast, come to naught, come to nothing, come up short, continue, defer, delay, do nothing, drag out, draw up, drift, extend, fetch up, filibuster, fizzle out, fust, gain time, halt, hang, hang back, hang up, hesitate, hibernate, hold off, hold over, hold up, idle, lay aside, lay by, lay over, lie dormant, lie fallow, make time, not budge, not stir, peter out, pigeonhole, play for time, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, pull up, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, recess, reserve, rest, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sit back, sit it out, sleep, sleep on, slumber, smolder, stagnate, stall, stall for time, stall off, stand over, stave off, stay, stick, stooge around, stop, stop dead, stop short, stretch out, suspend, table, take a recess, talk against time, temporize, vegetate, wait and see, waive, watch and wait