0 present participle of shilly-shally
1 to spend too much time doing something or making a decision because you do not know what is the right thing to do:
Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision now!
There have been 17 years of shilly-shallying and chopping and changing about the kind of state superannuation scheme we should have.
Let us get away once and for all from all the shilly-shallying and endless fine words that never turn into deeds.
There seems to be a most incredible amount of shilly-shallying about street betting.
There is no point in shilly-shallying with a delayed-action motion.
When we began our deliberations, we were criticised for taking a long time to get the technology right and were accused of shilly-shallying.
There has been no shilly-shallying and no revolution.
It really is time to stop the shilly-shallying.
The trouble is that we have been shilly-shallying about another airport for too long.
