dilly-dally
verb
[ ˈdɪlɪdali ]
• waste time through aimless wandering or indecision.
• "don't dilly-dally for too long"
Similar:
waste time,
dally,
dawdle,
loiter,
linger,
take one's time,
delay,
mark time,
kill time,
while away time,
potter,
trifle,
temporize,
stall,
procrastinate,
drag one's feet,
play a waiting game,
dither,
hesitate,
falter,
vacillate,
waver,
fluctuate,
haver,
hum and haw,
swither,
shilly-shally,
blow hot and cold,
pussyfoot around,
tarry,
Origin:
early 17th century: reduplication of dally.
