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Past tense for to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision

Past tense for to be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something

Past tense for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

Past tense for to speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Past tense for to move or act at a slow speed

Past tense for to speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

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Verb

Past tense for to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision

shilly-shallied

blew hot and cold

blown hot and cold

pussyfooted around

hemmed and hawed

let something slide

played a waiting game

dragged your heels

put off doing something

begged the question

suspended action

whiled away time

played for time

used delaying tactics

postponed action

dragged your feet

deferred action

beaten around the bush

kicked the can down the road

took a raincheck

taken a raincheck

went from one extreme to the other

gone from one extreme to the other

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“The longer you hum and haw, the more time you'll spend away from your post.”

Verb

Past tense for to be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something

equivocated about

vacillated about

sat on the fence

shilly-shallied

hemmed and hawed

pussyfooted around

blew hot and cold

blown hot and cold

run hot and cold

chopped and changed

fence-straddled

kept changing your mind

ran hot and cold

gotten cold feet

whiffled waffled

went from one extreme to the other

gone from one extreme to the other

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Verb

Past tense for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

shilly-shallied

sat on the fence

beat about the bush

beaten about the bush

gave nothing away

given nothing away

dodged the issue

dodged the question

sidestepped the issue

straddled an issue

ducked the question

played your cards close to your chest

evaded the issue

parried questions

beaten around the bush

pussyfooted around

ducked the issue

fudged the issue

hemmed and hawed

stalled for time

passed the buck

blew hot and cold

blown hot and cold

begged the question

shifted ground about

straddled the fence

shuffled around

clouded the issue

hedged your bets

played it close to the vest

skirted the issue

avoided the issue

gave the run around

given the run around

given run around

gave run around

danced around an issue

wormed one's way out of

found a way round

given the runaround

gave the runaround

avoided answering

beat around bush

steered clear of

beat about the bush about

beaten about the bush about

beaten around bush

gave a wide berth to

given a wide berth to

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Verb

Past tense for to speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Verb

Past tense for to move or act at a slow speed

Verb

Past tense for to speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

ran off at the mouth

run off at the mouth

made small talk

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