as in delays
failure to do something quickly because you do not want to do it
bureaucrats criticized for foot-dragging on important issues
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delays
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Tony Payan, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said if labor shortages in the industry continue, construction companies will face cost overruns from delays or have to hike wages to attract workers from competing companies.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026 -
One action delays deadlines for grocers and other companies to phase out the use of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons for refrigeration under the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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“Foot-draggings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot-draggings. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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