dillydallying Antonyms
Strongest:
- racing
- fast
- breathless
- expeditious
- meteoric
- speedy
- speeding
- hasty
- ready
- dizzy
- prompt
- running
- snappy
- rapid
- flying
- swift
- quick
- brisk
- lightning
- bolting
- rushing
- whirlwind
- rocketing
- fleet
Strong:
- scudding
- hurrying
- barreling
- breakneck
- careering
- zipping
- warp-speed
- rushed
- scooting
- scurrying
- whirling
- hurried
- hastened
- accelerated
- whisking
Weak:
Meaning of dillydallying
dillydallying
to waste time by loitering or delaying, to waste time
dillydallying Sentence Examples
- He stood there dillydallying outside the door, unsure whether to enter.
- The students wasted precious time dillydallying instead of studying for the test.
- The project was delayed because of her constant dillydallying.
- The manager warned the employees to stop dillydallying and get their work done.
- The child kept dillydallying at the playground, reluctant to go home.
- The waiter grew impatient with the customers who were dillydallying over their order.
- The traffic light turned green, but the car in front of us kept dillydallying and blocking the way.
- The doctor was concerned about the patient's dillydallying attitude toward their treatment plan.
- The team's performance suffered due to the players' tendency to dillydally on the field.
- The shopper dillydallyed in the store, trying on several outfits before making a decision.
FAQs About the word dillydallying
to waste time by loitering or delaying, to waste time
slow,leisurely, laggard,dilatory, slowing, unhurried, dallying, crawling, sluggish, snaillike
racing, fast, breathless, expeditious, meteoric, speedy, speeding, hasty, ready, dizzy
He stood there dillydallying outside the door, unsure whether to enter.
The students wasted precious time dillydallying instead of studying for the test.
The project was delayed because of her constant dillydallying.
The manager warned the employees to stop dillydallying and get their work done.
