Промедлить

Линдсей промедлила, кладя трубку на рычаг.
Lindsay paused in the act of putting down the phone.

Он промедлил и пропустил срок подачи заявок.
He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline.

Покупатели промедлили, и дом был продан кому-то другому.
The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.