shilly-shally

Etymology
A reduplication of An older form was Shill-I-shall-I.

Verb

 * 1)  To procrastinate.
 * 2) * 1836, Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Paul Clifford in The works of Edward Lytton Bulwer, esq. in two volumes, Volume 1, Page 633
 * "Why, you sees [sic], Captain, your time has come, and you can't shilly-shally any longer. You have had your full swing; your years are up, and you must die like a man!"
 * 1) * 1866, Charles Reade, Griffith Gaunt, in The Argosy: Volume 2 - Page 16, published by Strahan and Co.
 * "She would have come a few months ago, and gladly: I'll write to her."
 * "Better talk to her, and persuade her."
 * "I'll do that too, but I must write to her first".
 * "So do then; but whatever you do, don't shilly-shally no longer."
 * 1)  To vacillate.
 * 1)  To vacillate.

Adjective

 * 1)  Indecisive; wavering.

Noun

 * 1)  Indecision; irresolution.