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dillydally
[ dil-ee-dal-ee, -dal- ]
verb (used without object)
- to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of dillydally1
Example Sentences
All three airlines I contacted delayed, obfuscated or otherwise dillydallied before getting me answers, but let’s start with your travel agent, American Express.
Put one in airplanes to get dillydallying passengers into their seats.
Now, a new session of Parliament is set to open on Monday — more than two months after the election, a period opposition parties have complained has been unnecessary dillydallying.
“The machinations of the U.S. Supreme Court should not be a reason for dillydallying†by any nations that have signed the U.N.
“Unfortunately,†she said of the Biden administration, “they dillydallied so long.â€
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