foot-dragging
noun/ˈfʊt dræɡɪŋ/
/ˈfʊt dræɡɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the act of being deliberately slow to do something that you are supposed to do because you do not want to do it
- Bureaucratic foot-dragging is a big reason behind the lack of low-cost housing, many activists say.
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