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dilly-dally
verb as in waste time
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Lisa Garst, owner of the Dilly Dally general store and cafe in Salem, said she’s looking forward to the day when people can do what the business’ name suggests: dilly-dally during their visit.
So if the Patriots dilly-dally, suddenly Brady counts $13.5 million against the cap before New England has paid him a dime in future salary.
“You can see the Senate’s not going to dilly-dally around while we’re waiting to see what Speaker Pelosi wants to do on impeachment,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
“You can see the Senate’s not going to dilly-dally around while we’re waiting to see what Speaker Pelosi wants to do on impeachment,” Mr. Grassley, Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said.
“It’s the best way to get to know a person. And in five minutes we can do way more than twenty questions. If we don’t dilly-dally. I’m starting. Ready?”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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