Dilly-dally (Verb)
Meaning
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She tends to dilly-dally on major projects, finding just enough excuses to put them off until the last minute.
- If you dilly-dally any longer, the deadline for application will pass and you'll miss your chance.
- The student would often dilly-dally on homework, preferring to play video games instead of studying.
- Rather than confront the issue, he chose to dilly-dally and pretend it didn't exist.
- She had dilly-dallied for too long on painting the house, now the weather had turned and it was too late to complete the task.