shillyshally

English Thesaurus

1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

hypernym	:	delay, holdup,
definition	:	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)

2. postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	delay,
definition	:	act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	procrastinate,
definition	:	postpone or delay needlessly (verb.stative)

3. be uncertain and vague (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate,
definition	:	be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action (verb.stative)

4. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall,
definition	:	postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

5. postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

derivation	:	cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally,
definition	:	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	stall, stalling,
definition	:	a tactic used to mislead or delay (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	cunctator, postponer, procrastinator,
definition	:	someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) (noun.person)

6. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall,
definition	:	postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

7. postpone doing what one should be doing (verb.stative)

derivation	:	cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally,
definition	:	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (noun.act)

derivation	:	stall, stalling,
definition	:	a tactic used to mislead or delay (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	cunctator, postponer, procrastinator,
definition	:	someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) (noun.person)