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dillydally

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dillydally /ˈdɪliˌdæli/ verb
dillydallies; dillydallied; dillydallying
dillydally
/ˈdɪliˌdæli/
verb
dillydallies; dillydallied; dillydallying
Learner's definition of DILLYDALLY
[no object] informal
: to move or act too slowly : to waste time磨磨蹭蹭;浪费时间

dillydally

verb

dil·​ly·​dal·​ly ˈdi-lē-ˌda-lē How to pronounce dillydally (audio)
dillydallied; dillydallying; dillydallies

intransitive verb

: to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle

Example Sentences

don't dillydally on the way to the store restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
Recent Examples on the Web Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal. Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 22 May 2015

Word History

Etymology

reduplication of dally

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dillydally was in 1741

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