noun
- delays or acts of hesitating; procrastination
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- His constant cunctations prevented the project from meeting its deadline.
- The committee’s cunctations frustrated those waiting for a decision.
- After weeks of cunctations, she finally submitted her application.
- The general’s cunctations allowed the enemy to strengthen their position.
- Business leaders criticized the government’s cunctations on economic policy.
- Her cunctations in choosing a college major delayed her graduation.