Synonyms and related words :
Micawberish, afterthought, backward, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, dalliance, dallying, dawdling, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, delaying, detention, dilatoriness, dilatory, dillydallying, double take, dragging, easygoing, foot-dragging, halt, hang-up, hindrance, holdup, interim, jam, lackadaisical, lag, laggard, lax, lazy, lingering, logjam, loitering, lollygagging, moratorium, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, procrastinating, procrastination, procrastinative, procrastinatory, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, remiss, reprieve, respite, retardance, retardation, shilly-shallying, shuffling, slack, slow, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, sluggish, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, time lag, wait