impromptituden.
/ɪmˈprɒm(p)tɪtjuːd/ Want of promptitude or quickness in action; unreadiness.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [noun] > slowness to act
retardation1633
dilatoriness1642
tarditude1794
laggardness1869
impromptitude1887
foot-dragging1947
1887 Story of a Kiss III. xv. 267 His uncle's reproach of his ‘impromptitude’ was a different thing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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n.1887