slow-walk:
to delay or prevent the progress of something by acting in a deliberately slow manner
(Verb)
Example Sentences:
Ramayana: Fearing that the protesting citizens might slow-walk or even stall Rama’s exile, Kaikeyi insisted to Dasharatha that Rama be sent to the forest right away.
Mahabharata: Anticipating that Dhritarashtra might slow-walk the process of returning to the Pandavas their kingdom, Drupada sent his priest to Hastinpura with a strongly-worded message.
Bhagavad-gita: When we try to practice spirituality, our mind often slow-walks us by presenting us with hundreds of distractions.