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dawdle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fall back, fall behind, lag |
| Type of | follow |
| Has types | trail, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, drag |
| Derivation | dawdler |
Examples of dawdle
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It's unconscionable to dawdle when people's homes and lives hang in the balance.
From the timesunion.com
While western countries dawdle, this may be all the peacekeeping Darfur will get.
From the economist.com
It continues to dawdle about unlocking the value of its Asian assets, he adds.
From the forbes.com
Dawdle at your peril, Boden's limited edition collection won't be around for long.
From the expressandstar.com
So generally they dawdle until they can't resist pressure to raise rates any more.
From the money.uk.msn.com
It's perfect for families and those who want to dawdle rather than tear it up.
From the guardian.co.uk
The 10-minute stop at Divisadero is far too brief, and you can't afford to dawdle.
From the suntimes.com
I assume Penn library will also be moved a dawdle away from its current site.
From the expressandstar.com
The walkers had been told to move at their own speed, not to rush or dawdle.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
- Linger: take one's time; proceed slowly
- Dally: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
- Lag: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- (dawdling) dalliance: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time; To spend time without haste or purpose; To move or walk lackadaisically
- Paul Virilio, noting that Socrates was invariably late (atopos) to every appointment, suggests that philosophy itself is born of "idle (often pointless) curiosity, born of the disappearance of physical effort once this becomes unnecessary. ...
- To waste time or be slow getting somewhere
