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Present participle for to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision

Present participle for to be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something

Present participle for to delay taking action

Present participle for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

Present participle for to speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Present participle for to speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

The state of hesitating or being evasive

The action of hesitating or being reluctant over something

The act of postponing, delaying, or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally

Not able to make a decision, or making a decision without confidence

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Verb

Present participle for to take a long time before doing something or taking a decision

procrastinating

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

pussyfooting around

hemming and hawing

sitting on the fence

evading the issue

beating around the bush

dodging the issue

beating about the bush

sitting on fence

parrying questions

getting cold feet

sidestepping the issue

fudging the issue

ducking the question

running hot and cold

hesitating over

going from one extreme to the other

chopping and changing

whiffling waffling

hedging your bets

giving the run around

shuffling around

passing the buck

dragging your heels

whiling away time

playing a waiting game

umming and ahing

misrepresenting

shifting ground about

stalling for time

ducking the issue

begging the question

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

Verb

Present participle for to be equivocal, non-committal, or undecided about something

Verb

Present participle for to delay taking action

procrastinating

deferring action

dragging your feet

letting something slide

shilly-shallying

taking a raincheck

playing for time

postponing action

putting off doing something

suspending action

using delaying tactics

playing a waiting game

kicking the can down the road

dragging your heels

whiling away time

taking one's time

taking your time

pottering round

pottering about

pottering around

getting no place fast

beating about the bush

frittering away

warming a chair

sitting on one's butt

diddle-daddling

scrounging around

shlepping along

frittering time away

dragging behind

bringing up the rear

dropping behind

trailing behind

avoiding making a decision

using Fabian tactics

stalling for time

avoiding committing oneself

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Verb

Present participle for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

beating about the bush

giving nothing away

dodging the issue

dodging the question

sidestepping the issue

straddling an issue

ducking the question

playing your cards close to your chest

beating around the bush

ducking the issue

parrying questions

fudging the issue

hemming and hawing

evading the issue

stalling for time

shuffling about

blowing hot and cold

avoiding the issue

straddling the fence

mincing matters

passing the buck

pussyfooting around

begging the question

telling white lie

clouding the issue

giving run around

playing it close to the vest

skirting the issue

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Verb

Present participle for to speak hesitatingly or with indecision

Verb

Present participle for to speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner

Noun

The state of hesitating or being evasive

Noun

The action of hesitating or being reluctant over something

lack of enthusiasm

blowing hot and cold

second thoughts

hemming and hawing

shilly-shallying

shillyshallying

sitting on the fence

lack of resolution

procrastination

half-heartedness

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

inconclusiveness

reconsideration

lack of certainty

questionableness

questionability

apprehensiveness

feeble-mindedness

twinge of doubt

twinge of conscience

pang of conscience

confusion dilemma

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Noun

The act of postponing, delaying, or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally

Adjective

Not able to make a decision, or making a decision without confidence

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

blowing hot and cold

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

unable to decide

betwixt and between

on the horns of a dilemma

having misgivings

lacking confidence

hedging your bets

like doubting Thomas

shillyshallying

having opposing views

having clashing views

having conflicting views

having contradictory views

yet to be decided

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

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