shilly-shallies
Can't decide anything
Shilly-shallies is the third-person singular of shilly-shally, meaning to waste time through indecision or hesitation.
Someone who shilly-shallies can't make up their mind and dithers instead of acting: She shilly-shallies over every menu decision.
The word suggests mild exasperation at the wavering.
Fails to decide
- hesitatesShows momentary indecision
- vacillatesFluctuates between positions
- dithersHesitates with agitation
- wafflesBatter cooked in grid
flip-flops · falters · equivocates · stalls · deliberates · oscillates · seesaws · teeters
wavers
Fails to decide
- hesitatesShows momentary indecision
- vacillatesFluctuates between positions
- dithersHesitates with agitation
waffles · flip-flops · falters · equivocates · stalls · deliberates · oscillates · seesaws · teeters · wobbles
dawdles
Moves unnecessarily slowly
lingers · loiters · dallies · tarries · lags · idles · temporizes · defers · prolongs · hesitates
shilly-shalliesdecides
Reaches a conclusion
commits · resolves · determines · settles · takes the plunge
shilly-shalliesacts
Deeds or play sections
takes action · follows through · proceeds · moves forward · presses ahead