She was offered an online consultation after again hesitating about the in-person appointment.

He appealed for air defences, tanks, rockets and fighter jets, with nations such as Germany hesitating over fears of the war escalating, before yielding to his requests.

She was hesitating over a problem involving the manipulation of exponents.

But his potential partners started hesitating as Trump's tariff talk ramped up last year.

She accused chief executive Simon Antrobus of failing to respond “with the necessary level of seriousness” and hesitating to take action.