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.