промедление означает в английский

abode [abodes]▼(obsolete: act of waiting)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbəʊd] [US: əˈboʊd]

cunctation▼(delay, hesitation, procrastination)
noun

delay [delays]▼(period of time before an event occurs)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

procrastination▼(act of postponing, delaying or putting off)
noun
[UK: prəʊ.ˌkræ.stɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: proʊ.ˌkræ.stɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

he who hesitates is lost▼(a person who spends too much time contemplating may miss a valuable opportunity)
phrase
[UK: hiː huː ˈhe.zɪ.teɪts ɪz lɒst] [US: ˈhiː ˈhuː ˈhe.zə.ˌtets ˈɪz ˈlɒst]

laches▼(legal doctrine)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪ.tʃɪz] [US: ˈlæ.tʃɪz]