"shillyshally" in the noun sense

1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally

the act of procrastinating putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

"shillyshally" in the verb sense

1. shillyshally

be uncertain and vague

2. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally

postpone doing what one should be doing

"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

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