foot dragging in English
noun
1
reluctance or deliberate delay concerning a decision or action.
bureaucratic foot-dragging has continued to delay the project
Use "foot dragging" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "foot dragging" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "foot dragging", or refer to the context using the word "foot dragging" in the English Dictionary.
1. Western governments are clearly eager not to antagonise China, evenif they chafe at its foot-dragging.
2. ECONOMIST: A slide back into all-out war Western governments are clearly eager not to Antagonise China, even if they chafe at its foot-dragging.
3. Cloture motions leave footprints on the Senate floor, but the foot-dragging or obstruction that compels the leader to file for Cloture typically happens out of the public eye