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Foot-dragging
noun
The deliberate delaying of obligatory action.
synonyms
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Foot-dragging is hard to remedy.
Now all you get is foot-dragging.
Such lacklustre foot-dragging is sadly typical.
Such foot-dragging is hardly presidential.
One wonders: why the foot-dragging?
So why the foot-dragging by school officials?
Similar(7)
He accused members of lethargy and "foot dragging".
"We don't want a lot of foot dragging here.
They arrive in overcrowded cars and buses and on foot, dragging suitcases.
And as unpleasant as the situation is, there are no tantrums or foot dragging.
Aug. 18, Why Foot Dragging By Europe's Banks?
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