Dallying and Late

Dallying

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

Late and dallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Late" instead an adjective "Dallying".

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Late

Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: I ran as fast as I could, but was still late for class

Dallying and late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dallying" instead an adjective "Late".

Nearby Words: lately, lateness
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