cunctation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cūnctātiō (“a delaying, tarrying”), from cūnctor (“linger, hesitate”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/ === Noun === cunctation (countable and uncountable, plural cunctations) (obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination. ==== Synonyms ==== dilation, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay ==== Derived terms ==== cunctatory ==== Translations ====