Linger Over (Verb)
Meaning
Delay.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She did not want to linger over her visit as she had to prepare for a meeting the next day.
- The teacher told the students not to linger over their lunch break as they had a lot of work to cover.
- He did not want to linger over his response as he had to get back to work.
- They should not linger over the project planning as they had a tight deadline to meet.
- She did not want to linger over her morning coffee as she had to catch an early train.