dillydally Synonyms

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postpone doing what one should be doing

The children were dilly-dallying on the way to school, stopping to examine every interesting rock and leaf they found.
The politician's speech was full of dilly-dallying and empty promises, but it failed to impress the voters.
The doctor dilly-dallied in diagnosing the patient's illness, which ultimately led to a delay in treatment.
When asked to clean their room, the teenager dilly-dallied around for hours, trying to avoid the chore.
The dilly-dallying of the construction workers caused the project to fall behind schedule and over budget.
The dilly-dallying of the bride and groom on their wedding day had the guests growing impatient and restless.
The dilly-dallying of the government in responding to the crisis led to widespread anger and frustration among the citizens.
The dilly-dallying of the student in completing their assignments resulted in poor grades and a stern talking-to from their parents.
The dilly-dallying of the employee in completing their tasks led to their boss losing patience and issuing a warning.
The dilly-dallying of the hikers in reaching the summit of the mountain caused them to be caught in a thunderstorm and forced to seek shelter.

postpone doing what one should be doing

delay, linger, poke, drag, crawl, play, fall behind, lag, shilly-shally, stroll

speed, dash, fly, rush, breeze, course, rip, hasten, rush, speed

The children were dilly-dallying on the way to school, stopping to examine every interesting rock and leaf they found.

The politician's speech was full of dilly-dallying and empty promises, but it failed to impress the voters.

The doctor dilly-dallied in diagnosing the patient's illness, which ultimately led to a delay in treatment.

When asked to clean their room, the teenager dilly-dallied around for hours, trying to avoid the chore.