Definition of "second thoughts" []

• The process of raising doubt or coming to a different conclusion through further consideration; the doubts or new conclusion resulting from this process. (noun)

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• "Still, scared he might be going to have second thoughts if he guessed how really utterly discomposed she felt, she managed a smile for him as he let go of her hand to feel above the door."
• "When the Sogdians heard that Alexander was in their country, they began to have second thoughts about Bessus."
• "Maddy tucked her escaping hair behind her ear, suddenly having second thoughts about her grand plan to seduce William Killkenny."