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
There have always been those who found the place, with its pretentious airs, dilatory pacing and stultifying rules of order, a frustrating environment to work in, much less thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
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
Thank you for sending us Two Figures by a Fountain, and please accept our apologies for this dilatory response.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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