shillyshally | ||
1. | [ verb ] be uncertain and vague | |
Related terms: | hover | |
2. | [ verb ] postpone doing what one should be doing | |
Synonyms: | stall drag_one's_feet procrastinate dillydally drag_one's_heels dilly-dally | |
Examples: | "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" |
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Related terms: | delay procrastinate procrastination dallier procrastinator | |
3. | [ noun ] the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time | |
Synonyms: | procrastination cunctation | |
Related terms: | delay procrastinate | |