Dillydallying
Dillydallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Overdue and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overdue" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Overdue
Overdue adjective - Not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines
Dillydallying and overdue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Overdue".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and overdue
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and overdue
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and overdue
- late and dillydallying
- late and overdue
- delinquent and dillydallying
- delinquent and overdue
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and overdue
- tardy and dillydallying
- tardy and overdue
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