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The pause where second thoughts ambush first instincts and steal the moment.
means To wait or stall before acting, usually because you're uncertain or afraid of choosing wrong.
from From Latin haesitare, to stick fast or stammer, a frequentative of haerere, to cling — so hesitation is literally getting stuck on yourself.
Verbal cousinStammering shares the same Latin root.
Brain delayConflict in the brain physically slows your reaction.
Famous warningHe who hesitates is lost dates to 1713.