hang fire

adjourn delay extend hold up postpone prolong set aside shelve stall suspend waive

block detain hinder impede intermit lengthen obstruct procrastinate prorogue protract remit retard slow stay table

give rain check lay over put on back burner put on hold put on ice

advance allow carry out continue do expedite forward further maintain shorten

abbreviate aid assist encourage facilitate help let go promote push support

force forge hasten hurry

drop back drop behind hang off hold back hold off hover lag behind pause procrastinate shrink back shy away stay back stick straggle trail

forge ahead

adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend

pigeonhole prorogue table

carry forward carry over cool it give a rain check hold off hold over lay over put back put on back burner put on hold

advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry

carry out do maintain persevere

dawdle hesitate

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

be dilatory defer drag one's feet give the runaround goldbrick 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

choke off crimp foil impede obstruct stall stonewall thwart

balk block confound corner crab cramp defeat mystify nonplus pigeonhole prevent puzzle shelve snooker stump

cramp one's style cut off dead-end give the runaround hang-up hold off hold up put on back burner put on hold throw a monkey wrench into

abet advance aid assist forward help support

allow clarify clear up enlighten explain explicate let go release

encourage

adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold

can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard

break up count out cut short hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off

accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release

complete finish persist sustain