Dallying and Quickened

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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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Quickened is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

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Dallying is an antonym for quickened.

Nearby Words: quicken, quickening

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Quickened and Dallying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dallying/quickened

Dallying & Quickened. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dallying/quickened>.

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