Synonyms and antonyms of To delay or avoid making a decision in British Thesaurus

hang back ()

to not do something immediately because you are not confident or you do not feel certain about it

waver (verb)

if a person wavers, they are not certain about what to say or do

stall (verb)

to refuse to answer or decide something in order to gain more time

dither (verb)

showing disapproval to be unable to make a decision about something

um and ah (verb)

mainly spoken to be unable to decide what to do in a situation

keep/leave your options open ()

to avoid making a decision now so that you will still have choices later

wait and see ()

to stay calm and delay doing something until you see what happens

swither (verb)

Scottish to be unable to decide what to do or have