cunctation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later timeSynonyms: procrastinationshillyshally
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Cunctation \Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr. cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.] Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]