be dilatory



filibuster, hang, hang back, hang fire, hesitate, hold off, procrastinate, stall, temporize ,

   go awry - deviate, err, go astray, go wrong, lapse, miscalculate, miscarry, slip, slip up, stray, stumble, trip, wander ,

   padding - aegis, all fours, arm guard, backstop, bonus, buffer, bulwark, bumper, bush, bushing, contraceptive, copyright, crash helmet, crawl, crawling,

   constellation - Gemini, Hercules, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, big name, book of fate, celebrity, cup, cynosure, destination, destiny, doom, end, fatality,

   balancing - adverse, allegory, amends, analogy, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, at cross-purposes, atonement, clashing, commutation, comparative anatomy, comparative degree,

   steepness - aplomb, ascent, climb, rise, rising, stiffness, upgrade, uphill, uplift, uprising ,

   paper tiger - actor, deceiver, fake, fraud, hollow man, performer, phony, pretender ,

   destine - aim, aim at, allocate, allot, appoint, appropriate to, aspire after, aspire to, assign, assign to, be after, design, designate, desire, detail,

   toe the line - comply, conform, defer to, hearken to, heed, keep, mind, obey, observe, stay in line, submit, toe the mark ,

   psychopathic condition - dipsomania, neurosis, psychopathy, psychosis, senility ,

   index - Yellow Pages, acknowledgements, aeronautical chart, alphabetize, analyse, aroma, arrange, arrow, assort, astronomical chart, atlas, attribute, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, back,