latitatio

ἢ δεῖ σιωπᾶν ἢ λέγειν τὰ καίρια → you should either keep silence or make timely remarks (Menander)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lătĭtātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I a hiding, lurking, Quint. 7, 2, 46; Dig. 42, 4, 7.