1. (

• procrastination ,
• cunctation ,
• shillyshally

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

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" ;