dilly-dally

[US]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
[UK]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.To waste time; to dawdle.; To proceed or act without due haste.
adv.In a dawdling or aimless manner.

Phrases & Collocations

dilly-dallying around

don't dilly-dally

stop dilly-dallying

dilly-dally with

no dilly-dally

dilly-dallying now

avoid dilly-dally

stop dilly-dally

dilly-dallying then

Example Sentences

don't dilly-dally; we need to leave soon.

we can't dilly-dally around if we want to finish on time.

stop dilly-dallying and get to work!

he tends to dilly-dally when faced with difficult tasks.

the project will fail if we dilly-dally with the planning.

i don't want to dilly-dally with the details; let's move on.

stop dilly-dallying and making excuses.

we need to avoid dilly-dallying during the presentation.

don't dilly-dally with the decision; make a choice.

she warned him not to dilly-dally on the journey.

we can't dilly-dally with the preparations for the event.

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