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91time — n 1. chronology; duration. 2. point, juncture, moment, instant, hour, day; period, spell, span, stretch, while, tide, term, tenure; interval, interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interlude, pause, break, hiatus; turn, shift, watch;… …
92toy — n 1. plaything, doll, Baby Talk. dolly, puppet, marionette, teddy bear; hobbyhorse, rocking horse; top, whirligig, teetotum; ball; jack in the box. 2. trifle, triviality, small matter, nothing, nothing at all, no big thing, no big deal, tinker s… …
93trifle — n 1. bagatelle, bauble, trinket, knickknack, Inf. doodad; gimcrack, gewgaw, whimwham, piece of junk; toy, plaything, dalliance, frivolity. 2. triviality, no great matter, no big thing, technicality; unimportant or inconsequential thing or matter …
94wait — v 1. stay, rest, remain, abide; linger, loiter, tarry; await, wait for, Dial. wait on; stand by, Inf. hang around or about, Inf. stick around; pause, hesitate, hover, hold back, hang back, bide one s time; hold one s horses, Inf. sit tight, Sl.… …
95while — n 1. period, spell, time, interval, space of time, space; meantime. conj. 2. during the time, in the meantime, at the time, when; as long as, Chiefly Brit. whilst. 3. although, though, albeit, even if or though, notwithstanding; inasmuch as,… …
96shillyshally — /ˈʃɪliˌʃæli / (say shilee.shalee) verb (i) (shillyshallied, shillyshallying) 1. to be irresolute; vacillate: *He did not go in for this tangential shilly shallying which was the hallmark of the ruling classes. –peter carey, 1988. –noun (plural… …
97delay — [n] deferment, interruption adjournment, bind, check, cooling off period*, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime*, filibuster, hangup*, hindrance, holding, holding pattern*, hold up*, impediment, interval, jam, lag …
98hesitate — [v] wait; be uncertain alternate, balance, balk, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, blow hot and cold*, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally*, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang*, hang back,… …
99lag — [v] move slowly; delay be behind, dally, dawdle, decrease, dillydally*, diminish, drag, drag one’s feet*, ebb, fail, fall off, falter, flag, get no place fast*, hang back, hobble, idle, inch, inch along*, jelly, limp, linger, loiter, lose… …
100linger — [v1] loiter, delay amble, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, crawl, dally, dawdle, dillydally*, drift, falter, fool around*, fritter away*, goof off*, hang around*, hang out*, hesitate, hobble, idle, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke,… …
