delay

Idioms (9)

• hang on a minute Informal · CEFR A2
  used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection
• on the back burner Informal · CEFR B2
  given low priority and left for later
• drag one's feet Informal · CEFR B2
  to do something slowly or delay because you don't want to do it
• sit on one's hands Informal · CEFR B2
  to do nothing when action is needed
• better late than never Neutral · CEFR A2
  Doing something after a delay is better than not doing it at all.
• red tape Neutral · CEFR B2
  excessive bureaucracy and official rules
• sleep on it Neutral · CEFR B1
  to delay a decision until the next day
• take a rain check Informal · CEFR B2
  to politely decline an invitation with the promise to accept later
• buy time Neutral · CEFR B2
  to create a delay that provides extra time to prepare or decide