dillydally

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/ˈdɪliˌdæli/

A form of dilly-dally — To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

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procrastinatestalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydilly-dally
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Meanings

verbdillydally (third-person singular simple present dillydallies, present participle dillydallying, simple past and past participle dillydallied)

present singular third person dillydallies · participle present dillydallying · participle past dillydallied · past dillydallied

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of dilly-dally.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpostpone doing what one should be doing

Similar
procrastinatestalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydilly-dally
Broader
delay
Also see
dilly-dallydrag one's feetdrag one's heelsprocrastinatestall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

dillydally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillydally

MLA

“dillydally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillydally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dillydally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dillydally.

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