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
Lingering and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lingering" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Lingering
Lingering noun - The act of tarrying.
Dillydallying and lingering are semantically related. You can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Lingering".
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Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and lingering
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and lingering
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and lingering
- deliberate and dillydallying
- deliberate and lingering
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and lingering
- tardy and dillydallying
- tardy and lingering
- leisurely and dillydallying
- leisurely and lingering
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