Dillydallying
Dillydallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the dillydallying congress hadn't passed any legislation, and the term was almost over
Lagging and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lagging" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Lagging
Lagging adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the lagging pace of work on the project was worrisome
Dillydallying and lagging are semantically related. You can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Lagging".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and lagging
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and lagging
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and lagging
- languid and dillydallying
- languid and lagging
- late and dillydallying
- late and lagging
- lingering and dillydallying
- lingering and lagging
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and lagging
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