dither

Elias has decided to stay put even as prices dither.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

And while Hamlet may dither in seeking revenge for his father’s murder, we don’t hope that the scheming Claudius gets away with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

The Royal College of Nursing has called for a "significant pay rise" and accused UK ministers of "dither and delay".

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner promised "no more dither and delay" on rebalancing the rights of tenants with those of landlords.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

To dither and dally when the window of opportunity opens means to end up with one’s nose pressed against the glass of fate, gazing with regret at what might have been.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

And so even if Congress dithers after today, transparency is coming to platforms one way or another.

From The Verge ● May 5, 2022

The narrator dithers over how much she wants a leadership position in this unofficial hierarchy of casual dismissiveness, earnestness avoidance and radical obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2021

He dithers and plays online chess all day.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021

In dithers a candle, and an elderly, bearded man in gold-coloured corduroys, and an amazing object on a long, long spear.

From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

The air force had flagged the need for new advanced fighter aircraft 25 years ago, but successive governments dithered on the purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

It was a much quieter affair after the break but Parris was at hand to capitalise as Spurs dithered and were unable to clear the ball from the six-yard box.

From BBC ● May 7, 2023

While Washington dithered, he appeared to place risky bets that incinerated his fortune, jeopardized billions of dollars in Silicon Valley capital and upended an entire ecosystem of cryptocurrency start-ups.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022

It’s less dramatic perhaps, but also more unstoppable because we’ve dithered for so long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

Mrs. Cranston dithered up and down the hall.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Presenter Amol Rajan used his Alternative Mactaggart to urge the UK government to "stop dithering" about the BBC's funding structure.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

At the time, then Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes criticised "dithering" on the decision but said national security was important and must be respected.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Fashion is art,” declared the Met’s director, Max Hollein, at the show’s press preview last week, as if to say, Let’s stop dithering on the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

“A Princess’s reception? A Royal Command?” she shrieked, dithering.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck