dilly-dallying

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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

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dilly-dallying

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To waste time or procrastinate.

Usage: She spent the entire morning dilly-dallying instead of starting her work.

Sample Sentence: He kept dilly-dallying and missed the last bus home.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The act of wasting time or procrastinating.

Usage: Her dilly-dallying resulted in her missing the deadline.

Sample Sentence: My boss warned me about my dilly-dallying and told me to focus on my tasks.

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