drags one's feet
Moves with reluctance
To drag one's feet is to move slowly or act with deliberate reluctance, delaying progress on something you're expected to do.
The image is of someone walking without lifting their feet properly—shuffling along instead of striding purposefully.
The committee has been dragging its feet on the proposal for months.
Stop dragging your feet and make a decision.
- postponesReschedules for later
- puts offDelays doing something
- resistsActively withstands force
- obstructsBlocks or hinders
- holds backRestrains or delays
opposes · defers · stonewalls · balks · stalls · demurs · hem and haw · trudges · plods · shuffles · vacillates · dithers · temporizes · sits on one's hands · avoids · dawdles · evades · hesitates
drags one's feetrushes
Moves very quickly
hurries · accelerates · expedites · races · speeds up
drags one's feetjumps at the chance
dives in · goes for it · takes the bull by the horns · can't wait · welcomes
drags one's feettakes the plunge
Acts despite uncertainty
commits · steps up · moves forward · bites the bullet · takes action