foot-dragging

noun

Meaning

The deliberate delaying of obligatory action.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

procrastination(English)willingness(English)assling(English)displacement activity(English)timewasting(English)temporizing(English)disobligation(English)bodgery(English)

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Sources

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