DILLYDALLY

procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally

(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing; “He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

dillydally (third-person singular simple present dillydallies, present participle dillydallying, simple past and past participle dillydallied)

Alternative spelling of dilly-dally

Source: Wiktionary


Dil"ly-dal`ly, v. i. Etym: [See Dally.]

Definition: To loiter or trifle; to waste time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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