- foot-drag·ging
- /ˈfʊtˌdrægıŋ/ noun [noncount]: failure to do something quickly because you do not want to do it
bureaucrats criticized for foot-dragging on important issues
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
foot-drag·ging
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