dilly-dally

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Verb dilly-dally has 1 sense

procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
--₁ is one way to delay
Sample sentence:
They dilly-dally the cape

Definitions from the Web

Dilly-Dally

Definition:

Dilly-dally refers to the act of wasting time or delaying decision-making, often due to indecisiveness or lack of commitment.

Parts of Speech:

Noun
Verb (intransitive)

Senses/Usages:

Sense 1 - Noun:

A dilly-dally can refer to a person who frequently wastes time or procrastinates.

Example Sentence:

He's such a dilly-dally, always putting off important tasks until the last minute.

Sense 2 - Verb (intransitive):

To dilly-dally means to waste time, delay, or linger in indecision.

Example Sentence:

Stop dilly-dallying and make a decision already!

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