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dilly-dally::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall |
| Type of | delay |
| Has types | procrastinate |
Examples of dilly-dally
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Ladies and gentlemen, let's not dilly-dally around the issue of Christmas advertising.
From the hecklerspray.com
They don't quite go as fast as Oregon, but they don't dilly-dally between plays, either.
From the sfgate.com
Couldn't even forcefully encourage him not to dilly-dally in the pocket.
From the usatoday.com
Taste and smell children can tend to dilly dally with homework.
From the kansas.com
He answered the questions immediately, didn't dilly-dally around.
From the usatoday.com
You just might dilly-dally when it comes to packing these goodies away at the end of the season.
From the sfgate.com
Allowing her to dilly-dally between you both is not a good idea.
From the guardian.co.uk
As governor, Fortuno had little time to dilly-dally.
From the bloomberg.com
Dilly-dally shows how words can be reduplicated.
From the telegraph.co.uk
