61 Moby Thesaurus words for "mark time": abide, await, be still, beat time, bide, bide the issue, clock, coast, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, fix the time, freeze, hang about, hang around, hold everything, hold on, hold your horses, keep quiet, keep time, lie still, linger, loiter, measure time, not breathe, not stir, remain, remain motionless, repose, rest, set the time, sit tight, sit up, sit up for, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand still, stay, stay put, stay up, stay up for, stick, stick around, stick fast, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, take time, tarry, time, tread water, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wait for, wait on, wait up for, watch, watch and wait

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0