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
Tarrying and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tarrying" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Tarrying
Dillydallying and tarrying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Tarrying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and tarrying
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and tarrying
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and tarrying
- deliberate and dillydallying
- deliberate and tarrying
- late and dillydallying
- late and tarrying
- lingering and dillydallying
- lingering and tarrying
- dilatory and dillydallying
- dilatory and tarrying
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