Played a waiting game


Synonyms for played a waiting game
verb delay, put off doing

hesitate
dawdle
defer
retard
suspend
poke
linger
temporize

cool
tarry
goldbrick
pause
stay
prolong
drag
stall

loiter
adjourn
protract
postpone
dally
lag
wait
shilly-shally

be dilatory
give the run around
hang fire
hold off
let slide
play a waiting game
play for time
drag one’s feet

Antonyms for played a waiting game

expedite
hasten
hurry
complete
persist
shorten
further
carry out

accelerate
go ahead
quicken
advance
forge
forward
help
push

continue
finish
go
rush
leave
abbreviate
do

Synonyms
verb watch and wait

tread water

lie low

play a waiting game

bide one’s time

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