shillyshally
/ˈʃɪliˌʃæli/
verb
- To be indecisive or waste time by hesitating.
- Stop shillyshallying and choose a restaurant already.
- If you keep shillyshallying, you'll miss the deadline.
- The committee shillyshallied for weeks before making a decision.
Antonyms
noun
- Indecisive behavior or hesitation.
- His constant shillyshally annoyed the rest of the team.
- There's no time for shillyshally; we need to act now.
- The manager's shillyshally cost the company a valuable contract.