noun. Procrastination; delay.

noun. Delay; cautious slowness; deliberateness.

noun. Delay; procrastination.

noun. Delay, hesitation, procrastination.

noun. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

"The day dawned cool, bright & clear with glorious morning sunshine as some 35 or so of us gathered in the avenue just opposite the small British Palace on Main Street. 10:30 a.m. was the scheduled departure time, and not wanting to disappoint our proud or dishonorable as some of you might be grumbling record of tardiness and cunctation, the Hash left at 11:05."

cunctatory  

delay  holdup  

delay  procrastination