as in hesitancy
a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action
one moment's hesitation on my part, and the elusive butterfly was lost to me forever
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Recent Examples of hesitation
This hesitation can lead to quiet assumptions or unspoken workarounds that may cause misalignment and last-minute surprises.
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Hirohisa Yamada, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These hesitations are costing you time, growth, and market position.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Her pauses, inflections, and hesitations when interpreting for victims of genocide are all counted among the evidence.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
There was no hesitation, no balking, no assertion that mental health advice should not necessarily be dispensed by generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Hirohisa Yamada, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These hesitations are costing you time, growth, and market position.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Her pauses, inflections, and hesitations when interpreting for victims of genocide are all counted among the evidence.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
There was no hesitation, no balking, no assertion that mental health advice should not necessarily be dispensed by generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hesitation
Noun
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At least one legislator expressed hesitancy during a Senate committee vote Wednesday about the legislation’s expansive footprint.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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Concerns about data quality, compliance and the rapid pace of AI advancements have created hesitancy, particularly when AI is hastily deployed into customer-facing applications.—
Sumit Johar,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dasha led the melodic charge with short phrases that captured the character’s hesitance.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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That could indicate a hesitance to cut rates because lower rates can give inflation more fuel.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced on Wednesday an abrupt pause in some of the tariff hikes.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is critical because Samsung was falling behind in security updates just as the Android world obsesses about its delays on Android OS upgrades as well.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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After over two hours of rain delay and a full postponement on Saturday, the Red Sox and Cardinals decided to maximize their time together.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Hesitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hesitation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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