shillyshally n : the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: {procrastination}, {cunctation}] v 1: be uncertain and vague 2: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: {procrastinate}, {stall}, {drag one's feet}, {drag one's heels}, {dilly-dally}, {dillydally}] [also: {shillyshallied}]