Đồng nghĩa của hangs back

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To avoid proceeding through reluctance
hesitates dithers vacillates wavers demurs teeters wabbles falters halts scruples staggers wobbles hovers lags lingers pauses procrastinates straggles holds back shilly-shallies hangs fire holds off shrinks back shies away stays back drags your feet drags your heels stays in the background balances fluctuates dilly-dallies havers swithers stalls hums and haws thinks twice blows hot and cold oscillates hems and haws sits on the fence delays yo-yos pussyfoots around temporizes dallies equivocates sways tergiversates hedges temporises dawdles pussyfoots alternates seesaws trembles doubts baulks dillydallies boggles waffles changes reels deliberates wastes time runs hot and cold balks gets cold feet keeps changing your mind changes mind tumbles lurches bobbles quavers rolls waits flickers messes around ums and ahs hangs around dodges hangs about trifles stumbles defers varies ponders stops pulls back mammers debates hangs weighs flounders sits on fence thinks about quivers has qualms trims shudders whiffles waffles palters plays for time takes your time slow-walks fence-straddles whiffles straddles swings rocks chops and changes refuses jibs shies faffs about expresses reservations expresses reluctance expresses misgivings waits and sees has doubts tarries flip-flops prevaricateth prevaricates doubts yourself has misgivings loiters faffs around goes from one extreme to the other plays a waiting game messes about wobbles about beats around the bush potters kills time marks time moves slowly whiles away time turns shifts rises and falls transforms displaces alters digresses goes up and down mutates defers action drags takes a raincheck goldbricks prolongs puts off postpones action suspends action pokes kicks the can down the road stays uses delaying tactics adjourns puts off doing something postpones retards cools lets something slide protracts harbours reservations about has reservations about lacks conviction expresses reservations about wonders about feels uneasy about feels uncertain has doubts about has suspicions about harbours suspicions about entertains doubts about fluctuates on expresses suspicions about thinks something unlikely has hesitations about

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Fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development
lags delays lingers dawdles loiters dallies trails idles saunters straggles tarries shilly-shallies crawls creeps decreases diddles dillydallies dilly-dallies diminishes dithers drags drops fails falls back falls behind flags lallygags lollygags mopes pokes drags behind ebbs slackens trails behind wanes falters hobbles inches jellies limps lounges moves slowly plods procrastinates retards shuffles slouches slows staggers stays tails tools trudges brings up the rear drops behind falls off inches along puts off slows up loses strength gets no place fast drags your feet lags behind loses ground noses snails oozes draggles goes slowly creaks along ambles wanders meanders drifts limps along creeps along hangs heavy wears on advances slowly appears to pass slowly slows down goes on and on goes on too long traipses follows rambles strays becomes tedious roams roves drags oneself tags along drags along walks slowly tags along behind wastes time kills time takes one's time whiles away time hangs about hesitates vacillates hangs around potters stalls fritters away waits pauses marks time hangs fire takes your time hums and haws loafs trifles wavers havers temporizes swithers putters goofs off temporises takes too long fools around plays a waiting game strolls lolls skulks fluctuates moseys pussyfoots around toddles potters about potters around potters round sits around drags your heels blows hot and cold horses around plays for time uses delaying tactics puts off doing something hangs out slacks shirks prevaricateth prevaricates equivocates lazes takes time hems and haws whiles away the time loses time burns daylight fiddles about piddles takes one's own sweet time passes the time fritters away time mooches shambles dabbles lurks sloughs hovers halts hangs round mooches about mooches around stonewalls passes time filibusters totters hangs on waits around buys time holds back stays put prolongs adjourns postpones protracts defers diddle-daddles goldbricks cools boondoggles fritters time away takes a raincheck holds off postpones action lets something slide defers action suspends action kicks the can down the road warms a chair sits on one's butt scrounges around shleps along bums around fools with whiles away fools about trifles with plays games with promenades perambulates maunders stravaigs walks streels hikes tramps tromps tootles pootles bimbles percolates sashays stumps ankles takes a walk takes a stroll goes for a stroll trills goes for a walk takes the air

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To shy away from, or have misgivings about
shrinks demurs flinches recoils scruples about shies away has misgivings about has qualms about has scruples about fights shy of hesitates to baulks at hates to quails at vacillates about wavers about boggles at disrelishes thinks twice about minds doing something shies wavers falters hesitates dithers vacillates shilly-shallies shrinks from flinches from recoils from hangs back from boggles shies away from jibs baulks balks evades avoids dodges eschews shirks shuns escapes eludes turns away draws back backs away jibs at doubts wobbles halts staggers wabbles balances teeters sticks at questions frets has reservations about demurs about balks at demurs from sticks stickles worries has qualms scruples gags

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To delay a situation until one is prepared
plays for time delays gains time hangs fire holds back procrastinates stalls temporises temporizes dithers equivocates filibusters hedges hesitates prevaricates prevaricateth puts off stonewalls uses delaying tactics beats about the bush tarries defers kicks the can down the road dallies uses dilatory tactics puts on the back burner distracts buys time holds over takes one's time postpones avoids the issue beats around the bush drags your feet diverts tergiversates palters balks hums and haws baulks avoids committing oneself plays a waiting game stalls for time uses Fabian tactics avoids making a decision takes your time lingers loiters drags lags waits vacillates dilly-dallies pauses pokes puts off doing something shilly-shallies dawdles wastes time mopes ambles lollygags totters kills time falls behind dillydallies straggles crawls hangs on hangs around potters about potters round marks time goofs off potters around plods hangs about staggers waits around stays put lags behind lallygags idles horses around creeps putters diddles whiles away time defers action drags your heels takes a raincheck wavers goldbricks prolongs holds off postpones action suspends action havers stays adjourns retards swithers cools lets something slide protracts

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Delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing
hangs fire delays ceases discontinues halts pauses procrastinates stalls stops vacillates holds back holds on hangs about hangs around sits tight adopts Fabian tactics hesitates breaks waits rests wavers desists adjourns deliberates interrupts falters breaks off suspends pulls up takes ten takes a breather breaks it up shakes marks time sidelines drops lets up catches one's breath calls time has a breather reflects tarries takes five comes to standstill puts on hold takes a breath thinks twice stops briefly takes a break lingers

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To delay action until a particular time or event
holds off pauses waits defers delays holds back postpones hangs fire refrains from puts something off sits tight takes no action avoids doing something plays a waiting game keeps from doing something bides your time holds your horses are patient is patient holds your water holds everything keeps your shirt on waits a minute holds the line waits patiently awaits stays up for wastes time waits in the wings marks time waits on sweats it out stands by stalls twiddles thumbs kills time holds on hangs sweats it lies low hangs onto your hat abides cools it sits up for holds one's breath passes the time kicks your heels hangs on holds the phone lies in wait puts on hold holds your fire rests looks forward saves it

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To stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary
lingers stays remains loiters stalls stops waits stays put sticks around hangs around hangs on hangs round waits around stays behind hangs out

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To pursue, typically in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone
trails follows pursues tracks shadows traces dogs hounds tails chases hunts courses stalks spoors tags runs bedogs hunts down bird-dogs tags along follows on strings along lingers behind runs down keeps an eye on keeps a tab on keeps in sight keeps tabs on pokes along follows a scent noses out runs to earth takes out after runs to ground

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To come, or cause to come, to a stop or end
halts stops ends ceases checks discontinues quits finishes terminates arrests blocks concludes curbs drops impedes closes obstructs interrupts breaks suspends frustrates elapses stalls bars lapses stays hampers determines passes expires goes stills dies pauses catches hobbles stems belays freezes staunches hesitates falters wavers immobilises immobilizes balances dithers scruples staggers teeters vacillates wabbles wobbles limps stumbles whiffles breaks off leaves off breaks up winds up cuts off cuts out desists from holds back knocks off lets up dead-ends lays off holds up shuts off puts a stop to cuts short gives over packs in brings to an end winks out puts an end to packs up draws up nips in the bud pulls up comes to an end brings to a stop comes to a stop brings up calls it a day brings to a standstill comes to a halt closes down fetches up pulls the plug on puts the kibosh on shilly-shallies comes to a standstill draws to a close comes to rest brings to standstill comes to a close draws to a stand wiggle-waggles stems the flow blows the whistle on holds at bay puts a cork in

Từ gần nghĩa

hangs back from hangs by a thread hangs by the neck hangs down hangs fire hangs heavy hangs at hangs around with hangs around in hangs around at hangs around hangs a right

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