Brisk and Dallying

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Brisk adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.

Usage example: moved at a brisk walk through the exhibit

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Dallying is an antonym for brisk.

Nearby Words: briskness, briskly, brisked

Dallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Usage example: the dallying diners seemed oblivious to the fact that other customers were impatiently waiting for tables

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Brisk is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

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