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foot-dragging

Foot dragging is defined as procrastination or behavior that is not very eager.

(noun)

An example of foot dragging is a person who keeps putting off doing his taxes because he knows the process will be long.

See foot-dragging in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

deliberate slowness or delay; stalling

See foot-dragging in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Failure to take prompt or required action: “The inquiry should be thorough and objective, while working fast enough to avoid any suspicion of foot-dragging” (Economist).

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footˈ-dragˌger noun

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