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cunctation

cunc·ta·tion

UK/kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin cūnctātiō (“a delaying, tarrying”), from cūnctor (“linger, hesitate”).

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