cunctation

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A noun referring to the act of delaying or putting off an action to a later time; procrastination.

• 🇨🇳名词，指把某事推迟或延期到以后再做；拖延、延迟。

1. Procrastination or delay C2 formal

   The act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time; habitual hesitation.

   • His cunctation in making a decision cost the company the contract.
   • Cunctation is often a result of fear of failure.
   • The project suffered due to the manager's constant cunctation.

   🇨🇳拖延

   同义词: dawdlingdeferraldelayhesitationlingeringpostponementprocrastinationstallingvacillation

   反义词: alacritydispatchexpeditionhastehurrypromptnessspeed