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Dilly-dally   /dˈɪli-dˈæli/   Listen
Dilly-dally

verb
1.
Postpone doing what one should be doing.  Synonyms: dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall.






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"Dilly-dally" Quotes from Famous Books



... I told her there were no minutes in which I could dictate as many words as that, even if I wanted to, and that there would be many minutes in which I should not dictate any words at all, she said she was afraid that if she fell into a dilly-dally, poky way of working it would impair her skill, and it might be difficult, when she left my employment, to regain her previous expertness. She was quite willing, however, to engage with me, and thought that if I would try to ...
— The House of Martha • Frank R. Stockton

... harm ye,' he said. 'Only I reckon what 'tis a special turn o' Providence, meetin' wi' ye oop here. I reckon what ye'll hev t' give me a square answer noo. Ye canna dilly-dally everlastingly.' ...
— Victorian Short Stories • Various



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