shillyshally

shillyshally [ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ] Informal

vb -lies, -lying, -lied

(intr) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate

adv

in an indecisive manner

adj

indecisive or hesitant

n pl -lies

indecision or hesitation; vacillation

[from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I]

shillyshallier  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shillyshally - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time cunctation, procrastination delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Verb	1.	shillyshally - be uncertain and vague hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
	2.	shillyshally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, stall delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

Translations

shillyshally [ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ] vi (fam) → tentennare, esitare
don't shillyshally!, stop shillyshallying! → deciditi una buona volta!

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shillyshally [ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ] vi (fam) → tentennare, esitare
don't shillyshally!, stop shillyshallying! → deciditi una buona volta!