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dilly-dally

VERB
waste time
Synonyms
STRONG
dawdle delay hesitate linger loiter meander mosey procrastinate vacillate
WEAK
hem and haw move slowly
Antonyms
STRONG
advance go go ahead hasten hurry leave rush speed

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Dilly-Dally and Shilly-Shally, they belongs to us as women be.

From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day by Reade, Charles

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