RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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Hesitant or unwilling to do something.

adjective

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reluctant

She was reluctant to approve a plan that omitted the maintenance costs.
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The organizer next tried to temporize by requesting another discussion mainly to gain time before choosing a title. A second member was reluctant to publish because he still disliked how both names described the group.
From When Delays Become the Problem.
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