shillyshally vs delay

shillyshally and delay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shillyshally	Yes	No	Yes	No
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, delay is a hypernym of shillyshally; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than shillyshally:

shillyshally: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
delay: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Other hypernyms of shillyshally include holdup.

As verbs, delay is a hypernym of shillyshally; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than shillyshally:

shillyshally (noun)	delay (noun)
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
	time during which some action is awaited

shillyshally (verb)	delay (verb)
be uncertain and vague	cause to be slowed down or delayed
postpone doing what one should be doing	stop or halt
	slow the growth or development of
	act later than planned, scheduled, or required