Pause
Pause noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: the question caught the professor off guard, and there was a pause before he responded
Shilly-shallying and pause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shilly-shallying" instead a noun "Pause".
Shilly-shallying
Shilly-shallying noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: fortunately, during the crisis there was no shilly-shallying on the part of the president
Pause and shilly-shallying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pause" instead a noun phrase "Shilly-shallying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stall and pause
- stall and shilly-shallying
- vacillate and pause
- vacillate and shilly-shallying
- halt and pause
- halt and shilly-shallying
- delay and pause
- delay and shilly-shallying
- hesitate and pause
- hesitate and shilly-shallying
- vacillation and pause
- vacillation and shilly-shallying
- hesitancy and pause
- hesitancy and shilly-shallying
Cite this Source
Shilly-shallying and Pause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/shilly-shallying
Pause & Shilly-shallying. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/shilly-shallying>.
Shilly-shallying or Pause. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/shilly-shallying.
