Dilly-dally

/ˈdɪliˌdæli/

Synonyms for "dilly-dally" (7 found)

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Verb(2 words)
dillydallydrag one's feet

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Verb(2 words)
drag one's heelsloiter

Related words (3)

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You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...

Source: tatoeba (328137)

Let's get going! We have no time to dilly-dally.

Source: tatoeba (8254550)

Don't dilly-dally.

Source: tatoeba (8876961)

It is something to have been an old soldier, but more still to have been a doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work.

Source: wiktionary

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