Đồng nghĩa của put something on the back burner

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Obtain extra time to achieve something by deliberate delaying tactics
gain time delay procrastinate stall temporise temporize dally hang back hold back hang fire play for time use delaying tactics use dilatory tactics equivocate hesitate prevaricate hedge beat about the bush dither filibuster put off stonewall tarry defer kick the can down the road avoid the issue take one's time divert drag one's feet beat around the bush buy time hold over postpone distract tergiversate be evasive palter balk take your time baulk avoid making a decision use Fabian tactics be indecisive stall for time play a waiting game hum and haw avoid committing oneself vacillate shilly-shally waver dilly-dally pussyfoot around haver pause fluctuate sit on the fence waffle dawdle linger flannel falter wait evade blow hot and cold halt be non-committal dodge swither loiter dodge the issue stagger parry questions be undecided quibble oscillate pussyfoot waste time think twice lag hang around hem and haw evade the issue scruple stop avoid teeter hang about drag your feet be irresolute wobble fudge wabble fudge the issue dillydally sidestep duck the question poke balance drag be vague hold off yo-yo shuffle fence cavil weasel shillyshally duck falsify stay get cold feet deliberate obstruct trifle be unsure diddle creep mope lollygag crawl lallygag kill time sidestep the issue mark time cop out hang on duck the issue stay put lie idle hold on misrepresent parry shift potter sit tight remain fib be ambiguous tremble jive con be uncertain sway tergiverse mince words while away time shuck plod be doubtful trail flip-flop be slow potter around potter about beg the question drag your heels potter round wait around warm a chair hang round put off doing something hang out pass the buck mince one's words cop a plea let the grass grow under one's feet get no place fast rest see-saw refuse rebuff resist discontinue cease skirt be ambivalent fake penelopize deceive be in two minds faff about mess around um and ah bide prevent block shift ground about fabricate flicker tumble vary hinder invent distort misstate dissemble garble belie exaggerate misspeak bobble lurch reel roll quaver escape elude eschew adumbrate double-talk quiver trim shudder change loaf shuffle about goof around tail hold the phone stop over tool lose time lodge run around cover up straddle the fence be unable to decide whiffle waffle be unable to make up your mind run hot and cold phony up stretch the truth put on toddle diddle-daddle saunter employ delaying tactics tell white lie cloud the issue give run around adopt Fabian tactics change one's mind give a false colour to stick around stay behind adjourn retard prolong protract fritter time away move slowly straggle baffle maneuver manoeuvre feint shirk foil contest outwit blather goldbrick cool amble shlep along sit around fritter away fool around scrounge around sit on one's butt bum around blarney blandish beguile totter putter fight off defer action take a raincheck let slide be dilatory use flattery talk blarney butter up fast-talk have a breather call time take a break goof off horse around not keep pace lag behind fall behind postpone action suspend action drag one's heels take ten hold your horses take a breather hold your fire take five stop briefly hedge one's bets be noncommittal shuffle around give the run around alternate demur hover seesaw stumble doubt boggle flounder ponder hang mammer debate weigh be hesitant shy away be reluctant be unwilling pull back think about sit on fence

Trái nghĩa của put something on the back burner

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