1) Delay 2) Holdup 3) Procrastination 4) Shillyshally 5) Tardiness 6) The act of procrastinating 1) Procrastination 2) Shillyshally 
delay; procrastination
• (n.) Delay; procrastination.
Cunc·ta'tion noun [ Latin cunctatio , from cunctari , past participle cunctatus , to delay.] Delay; procrastination. [ R.] Carlyle. 
delay; tardiness.