dragged one's feet
Procrastinated through slowness
To drag one's feet is to delay or act reluctantly, proceeding more slowly than necessary.
The image is of someone walking without lifting their feet—trudging rather than striding.
The committee dragged its feet on the proposal for months.
Stop dragging your feet and make a decision.
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding
- postponeDelay to later time
- temporizeDelay to avoid decision
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
run out the clock · play for time · oppose · balk · dawdle · resist · hold back · put off · passive-aggressiveness · dilly-dally · take one's time · slow walk · tarry · avoidance · object · demur · linger · slowness
dragged one's feetrushed
Done with excessive speed
hurried · expedited · fast-tracked · hit the ground running · sprinted
dragged one's feetbit the bullet
Endured something difficult
took the plunge · pulled the trigger · took the bull by the horns · grasped the nettle · seized the initiative
drag, dragged, dragging, drags, draggy, feet, barefoot, underfoot