dillydally

Example Sentences

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“We’re talking about war-fighting, national security, and going against a competitor here and a potential adversary that is like nothing we’ve ever seen. And we can’t dillydally around with these deliveries.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Simpson has worked with other directors who don’t dillydally.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

Yes she did, and in no mood to dillydally about it, either.

From Time Magazine Archive

I saw that you were tempted by the fear of not seeming a patriot to dillydally with the situation and avoid expressing yourself in perspicuous language.

From Search-Light Letters by Grant, Robert