Dillydallying
Dillydallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Late and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Late" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
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
Dillydallying and late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Late".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and late
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and late
- delinquent and dillydallying
- delinquent and late
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and late
- tardy and dillydallying
- tardy and late
- behind and dillydallying
- behind and late
- dragging and dillydallying
- dragging and late
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