be dilatory

dawdle drift idle remain stay stick around wait

amble crawl dally dillydally falter hesitate hobble lag loll lumber mope mosey plod poke procrastinate putter saunter shuffle slouch stagger stop stroll tarry tool totter trail traipse trifle trudge vacillate

be long be tardy fool around fritter away goof off hang around hang out put off sit around take one's time wait around

forge forward go leave

advance carry on complete continue finish go ahead remain run rush tiptoe

halt hurry

dawdle hesitate

dally drag lag linger loiter pause prolong protract stall stay tarry temporize wait

defer drag one's feet give the runaround goldbrick hang fire hold off let slide play a waiting game play for time postpone shilly-shally suspend

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