Dallying and Tarrying

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

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

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Dallying and tarrying are semantically related. You can use "Dallying" instead an adjective "Tarrying". popular alternative

Nearby Words: tarry, tarried

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