Delay and Hesitance

Delay

Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Hesitance and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitance" instead a noun "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Hesitance

Hesitance noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise

Delay and hesitance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead the word "Hesitance" as a noun or a verb.
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