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"

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