Foot-dragging
Holding pattern and foot-dragging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holding pattern" instead a noun phrase "Foot-dragging".
Holding pattern
Holding pattern noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.
Usage example: the couple has been trapped in this holding pattern for six months, as adoption officials create more red tape
Foot-dragging and holding pattern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foot-dragging" instead a noun phrase "Holding pattern".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- check and foot-dragging
- check and holding pattern
- clog and foot-dragging
- clog and holding pattern
- interruption and foot-dragging
- interruption and holding pattern
- barrier and foot-dragging
- barrier and holding pattern
- obstruction and foot-dragging
- obstruction and holding pattern
- impediment and foot-dragging
- impediment and holding pattern
- obstacle and foot-dragging
- obstacle and holding pattern
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Holding pattern and Foot-dragging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foot-dragging/holding_pattern
Foot-dragging & Holding pattern. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foot-dragging/holding_pattern>.
Holding pattern or Foot-dragging. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foot-dragging/holding_pattern.
