1
lose time
1
misdoubt(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
1
misgiving(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
1
modify
1
mugwump
1
mutable
1
mutate
1
oscillating
1
oscillatory
1
palter(verb, hesitate, falter, vacillate, dither)
1
pass the time
1
pendulate
1
permutate
1
piddle
1
play a waiting game(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
1
play for time(expression, idiom, cool, delay, hesitate)
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poke(cool, delay, hesitate, postpone, dawdle)
1
ponder
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prevaricate(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
1
procrastination(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, wavering)
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