dilly-dally

dil·ly-dal·ly  (dl-dl)

intr.v. dil·ly-dal·lied, dil·ly-dal·lying, dil·ly-dal·lies

To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

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[Reduplication of dally.]

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dilly-dalli·er n.

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dilly-dally

Verb

[-lies, -lying, -lied] Brit, Austral & NZ informal to dawdle or waste time [reduplication of dally]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

dilly-dally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, stall, shillyshally delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

Translations

dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vi (= hesitate) → vacilar (= dawdle); entretenerse

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dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vi → hésiter, tergiverser; traînasser, lambiner

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dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vi → trödeln

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dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪdælɪ] vi → gingillarsi