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noun
Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: procrastination, shillyshally
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delay, holdup
History
Borrowed from Latin cūnctātiō (“a delaying, tarrying”), from cūnctor (“linger, hesitate”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
