Dillydally

/ˈdɪliˌdæli/

Synonyms for "dillydally" (68 found)

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Verb(7 words)

procrastinate stall dally dawdle dawdled dawdler dawdles

abide amble await bidebide the issuedally dawdle

Strong matches (20)

Verb(7 words)

dawdling defer delay dilly-dallydrag one's feetdrag one's heelsfutz

delay diddle dilly doodle drag falter flaggoof offhalthang abouthang aroundhold everythinghold on

Related words (34)

hold your horseslag lallygag linger loiter lollygagmark timemull piddle pokeput offshilly shallyshilly-shallysit tightsit upstaystay upstick aroundtake timetarry

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trail waitwait a minutewait and seewaste time

Noun(4 words)

lallygagging piddles pussyfooting slack

Verb(5 words)

loiter procrastination procrastinator shillyshally slacker

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5 entries

activity agent behavior delay person

More specific

7 entries

dawdler dawdling deferral idleness loitering stallingtime waster

Collocations

10 entries

dillydally behaviordillydally patterndillydallying behaviordillydallying delaydillydallying habitdillydallying patterndillydallying tendencyperiod of dillydallyprocrastination tendencytime wasting

Inflections

3 entries

dillydallied dillydallies dillydallying

Derivations

4 entries

dillydallied dillydallier dillydalliness dillydallying

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