dallying

[US]/[ˈdæliɪŋ]/
[UK]/[ˈdæliɪŋ]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.To waste time; to loiter.; To delay or postpone; to procrastinate.
adv.In a dallying manner; casually.

Phrases & Collocations

dallying around

stop dallying

dallying with

dallying about

dallying time

dallying now

dallying risks

avoid dallying

dallying longer

dallying off

Example Sentences

he was dallying with the idea of quitting his job.

don't dally around; we need to leave soon.

the children were dallying in the park, chasing butterflies.

she stopped dallying with her phone and started studying.

we can't afford to be dallying with important decisions.

he was dallying with the thought of asking her out.

stop dallying and get to work immediately.

the team couldn't afford to be dallying with the deadline.

she was dallying with a new hobby, pottery.

he spent the afternoon dallying by the river.

don't dally with strangers online.

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