Dallying and Overdue

Dallying

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

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

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Overdue

Overdue adjective - Not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines

Dallying and overdue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dallying" instead an adjective "Overdue".
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