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dilly-dally verb to dawdle; hence to waste time UK, 1741 A reduplication of conventional “dally” (to loiter).- Kenny sensed something. so he dilly-dallied on the other side of the street[.] — Emmett Grogan, Ringolevio, p. 6, 1972
- it was a big thing: don’t dilly-dally, make a decision. — Andy McNab, Immediate Action, p. 86, 1995
- Nobody should dilly-dally over this, watching the situation to see how the group develop. You have to jump on them now. — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 145, 1999
- [P]eople were not impressed with my dilly-dallying. — Lanre Fehintola, Charlie Says..., p. 100, 2000
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