dilatory

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Public opinion has split between those who have taken the king to task for being dilatory and those who think he has played the situation correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

When there is a claim, however frivolous and intentionally dilatory, it must receive the same slow service as every other claim at the courthouse window.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

The BTP's review found that while no act or omission in the investigation was made maliciously, there was a "lack of professional inquisitiveness exacerbated by dilatory and lazy practices".

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Gerry Adams, another key player in the 1998 talks as head of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, said he would be "very, very dilatory about making changes to the Good Friday Agreement".

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald