Delay and Dither

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

Dither and delay are semantically related in procrastinate topic. In some cases you can use "Dither" instead a verb "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Dither

Dither verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

Delay and dither are semantically related in procrastinate topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Dither".

Nearby Words: dithering, dithered
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