shillyshally

nouns

the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally

verbs

be uncertain and vague
shillyshally
is a type of (narrower)
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate
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, shillyshally, stall