quit stalling

kwɪt ˈstɔːlɪŋ

quitting stalling

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of quit stalling - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

actionstop delaying or avoiding action immediately

Quit stalling and finish your homework now!
Quit stalling and submit the report before the deadline.
Please quit stalling and start the meeting on time.

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Expressions with quit

don't quit your day job

exp.

advise not to leave main job for uncertain new activity

Don't quit your day job; stick to what you know best!

quit while ahead

stop an activity while still successful or before losing advantage

You should quit while ahead before you start losing money.

quit while one is ahead

stop an activity at a good point to avoid future loss

After three successful rounds, he chose to quit while he was ahead.

quit while you're ahead

stop doing something before it gets worse

He decided to quit while you're ahead and left the casino.

quit cold turkey

end an addiction abruptly without tapering off

She quit cold turkey and never looked back.

quit while you're winning

stop an activity when still successful

He decided to quit while you're winning at the poker table.

Expressions with stalling

stop stalling

end delaying and do what you are supposed to do

Stop stalling and answer the question.

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French:arrêter de temporiser, ...
German:nicht mehr zaudern, ...
Italian:smettere di perdere tempo, ...
Spanish:dejar de perder el tiempo, ...
Portuguese:parar de enrolar, ...
Chinese:别再拖延, ...
Japanese:ぐずぐずするのをやめる, ...
Arabic:تَوَقَّفَ عن المُماطَلَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְסִיק לִמְשׁוֹךְ זְמַן, ...
Russian:перестать тянуть время, ...
Ukrainian:перестати зволікати, ...
Hindi:टालना बंद करना, ...
Bengali:বিলম্ব বন্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:deixa de fer tard, ...
Czech:přestat otálet, ...
Danish:stoppe med at trække tiden, ...
Dutch:stop met uitstellen, ...
Greek:σταματώ να καθυστερώ, ...
Hungarian:húzni az időt, ...
Khmer:ឈប់ពន្យារពេល, ...
Korean:그만 미루다, ...
Persian:دست برداشتن از وقت‌کشی, ...
Polish:przestać zwlekać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pare de enrolar, ...
Romanian:a înceta să mai amâne, ...
Swedish:sluta stalla, ...
Thai:เลิกชะลอ, ...
Turkish:oyalamayı bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:ngừng trì hoãn, ...

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