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dilatoriness

NOUN
belatedness
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In his letter to Lyell, he rued his own dilatoriness.

From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2011

But Chungking reported last week that Soviet dilatoriness had "much affected" the feasibility of the landing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Popular Premier Venizelos knew what most Greeks in the Middle East urgently wanted: an end to the old Tsouderos cabinet's dilatoriness, a broadened government capable of administering liberated Greece until elections could be held.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tide of time flowed past me in vexatious dilatoriness; I wanted to see it roll along in a foaming torrent at my feet.

From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig

The terms he will offer I shall hope to send before I close this letter, so I will say no more except to excuse my having conceded so much time to his dilatoriness.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas




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