(n.) The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.

amorous dalliance amorous looks billing and cooing bundling caressing come-hither look coquetry coquettish glances coquettishness coyness cuddling dabbling dallying dawdling dilatoriness dillydallying fiddling flirtation flirtatiousness fondling fooling fooling around goo-goo eyes hugging idling jerking off kidding around kissing lag lagging lingering loitering lollygagging lovemaking messing around monkeying monkeying around necking nestling nuzzling ogle petting piddling playing playing around pottering procrastination puttering sexual intercourse shilly-shallying smattering snuggling spooning tarriance tarrying tinkering toying trifling waiting