shilly-shally

(noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time. Synonyms: procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally.

(verb) be uncertain and vague. Synonyms: shillyshally.

(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing. Synonyms: procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally. Example: "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days."