hesitate
verb (used without object)
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
have been hesitating
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present perfect progressiveof hesitate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I helped him pay off some of his debts, but recently I have been hesitating to send more money.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Investors have been hesitating for the past several years.
From Time Magazine Archive
What you have to say to me seems important, to judge by the length of time you have been hesitating to speak to me.
From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac
While another might have been hesitating, I drew the curtain.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
I have six pressing invitations from different quarters, most of them acquaintances that I made last summer at Saratoga; and I have been hesitating between Albany, Boston, or Baltimore.
From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 by Susan Fenimore Cooper
