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lallygag collapse

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

hold your horses collapse

hold everything collapse

stick around collapse

holdup collapse

protraction collapse

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

hampering collapse

hibernate collapse: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"; be in an inactive or dormant state

sleep on collapse

be still collapse

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

dillydally collapse

not budge collapse

adjourn collapse: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"; break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

postpone collapse: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

take time collapse

lay away collapse

slowing down collapse

all together collapse: used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words; "they were herded all together"; "they were all herded together"; "the books lay all together in a heap"; "the books all lay together..."; all at the same time; "Let's say `Yes!' all at once"

intermeddle collapse

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

slowdown collapse: the act of slowing down or falling behind

all at once collapse

once collapse: on one occasion; "once I ran into her"; at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";; as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"

readily collapse: without much difficulty; "these snakes can be identified readily"

shilly shally collapse

soon collapse: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"

prevent collapse: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"; keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

stand over collapse

hang around collapse

backpedal collapse: modify one's opinion, make it less strong; step backwards, in boxing; pedal backwards on a bicycle

sit up collapse: change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

slackening collapse

stow collapse: fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"

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