stood off (verb) stall: delay for own purposes
Sinonime: arrest, avoid the issue, beat around the bush, brake,
check,
die, drag one's feet,
equivocate, fence, filibuster,
halt,
hamper, hedge,
hinder, hold off,
interrupt, not move, play for time,
postpone,
prevaricate,
put off,
quibble, shut down,
slow, slow down,
stand, stand off, stand still,
stay,
still, stonewall,
stop,
suspend, take one's time,
tarry, temporize
Antonime: advance,
allow,
further,
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