dilly-dally Antonyms
Strongest:
- breeze
- rush
- rush
- dash
- whirl
- scoot
- bolt
- course
- race
- hasten
- rip
- career
- scoot
- course
- tear
- fly
- whisk
- hasten
- career
- tear
- speed
- whirl
- whisk
- fly
- rocket
- speed
- breeze
- rip
- bolt
- scurry
- hurry
- dash
- rocket
- run
- hurry
- race
- scurry
- run
Strong:
- stampede
- hustle
- quicken
- stampede
- zip
- barrel
- scud
- scud
- gallop
- hotfoot-it-
- barrel
- hump
- hurtle
- whizz
- hump
- whizz
- speed-up-
- accelerate
- jog
- quicken
- sprint
- zip
- gallop
- whiz
- scramble
- accelerate
- hotfoot-it-
- speed-up-
- run
- scramble
- run
- sprint
- hurtle
- hustle
- jog
- dart
- trot
- whiz
- trot
- dart
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- lollygag
- mark-time
- stroll
- shuffle
- creep
- mope
- loiter
- lag
- play
- fall-behind
- tarry
- drag-one-s-heels
- shilly-shally
- drop-behind
- diddle
- dawdle
- lallygag
- hang-fire
Weak:
Meaning of dilly-dally
dilly-dally (v)
postpone doing what one should be doing
dilly-dally (v. i.)
To loiter or trifle; to waste time.
dilly-dally Sentence Examples
- The children were told not to dilly-dally on their way to school.
- The teacher warned the students that they would lose recess if they dilly-dallied during class.
- The boss grew impatient with the workers who were dilly-dallying around instead of getting their work done.
- The shopper was frustrated by the long line at the checkout counter and began to dilly-dally around the store.
- The dilly-dallying of the politician caused the public to lose confidence in his leadership.
- The doctor advised the patient to dilly-dally around in bed and not to rush back to work too soon.
- The dilly-dallying of the baseball pitcher caused the team to lose the game.
- The dilly-dallying of the firefighters allowed the fire to spread and caused considerable damage.
- The dilly-dallying of the waiter caused the customers to lose their patience and leave the restaurant.
- The dilly-dallying of the tour guide caused the tourists to miss their bus and have to spend an extra night in the city.
FAQs About the word dilly-dally
postpone doing what one should be doingTo loiter or trifle; to waste time.
poke, linger, drag,delay, crawl, lollygag, mark time, stroll, shuffle, creep
breeze, rush, rush, dash, whirl, scoot, bolt, course, race, hasten
The children were told not to dilly-dally on their way to school.
The teacher warned the students that they would lose recess if they dilly-dallied during class.
The boss grew impatient with the workers who were dilly-dallying around instead of getting their work done.
The shopper was frustrated by the long line at the checkout counter and began to dilly-dally around the store.
