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1. (verb) procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

2. (verb) shillyshally
be uncertain and vague

3. (verb) 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"

'shillyshally' - Nearby Entries
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