dithering
Example Sentences
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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
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
Pentagon dithering over the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter, the F/A-XX, has delayed its development and led to hundreds of millions in contract-extension costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
There was a lot of dithering and stopping to groom or rub, but despite their stress everyone got a fair amount of food in.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
