dilly-dally Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- stroll
- hang-fire
- drag-one-s-heels
- tarry
- shilly-shally
- mope
- diddle
- dawdle
- lallygag
- lag
- creep
- fall-behind
- play
- mark-time
- loiter
- lollygag
- drop-behind
- shuffle
Weak:
Strongest:
- whirl
- bolt
- bolt
- run
- dash
- dash
- breeze
- rocket
- race
- hurry
- rocket
- scurry
- career
- speed
- scoot
- rush
- scurry
- scoot
- fly
- tear
- breeze
- whisk
- hasten
- fly
- hasten
- hurry
- tear
- run
- whirl
- course
- rip
- speed
- rush
- race
- whisk
- rip
- career
- course
Strong:
- dart
- trot
- barrel
- sprint
- scud
- gallop
- gallop
- sprint
- hotfoot-it-
- stampede
- run
- scramble
- whiz
- hump
- zip
- run
- jog
- whizz
- hotfoot-it-
- jog
- hump
- dart
- scud
- scramble
- hurtle
- hustle
- whizz
- accelerate
- quicken
- barrel
- zip
- speed-up-
- whiz
- stampede
- hustle
- speed-up-
- trot
- quicken
- accelerate
- hurtle
Weak:
dilly-dally Meaning
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.
linger, poke, crawl,delay, drag, stroll, hang fire, drag one's heels, tarry, shilly-shally
whirl, bolt, bolt, run, dash, dash, breeze, rocket, race,hurry
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.
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