dally

Example Sentences

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Don’t dally until it becomes an established problem to deal with.

From Seattle Times

Scholz’s dallying may mean the Leopards won’t arrive by spring, and the projected numbers are still insufficient — Ukraine says it needs 300 — but 70 German tanks is a good start, and more may follow.

From Seattle Times

To Williams, the comment was an acknowledgment of how quickly the 49ers’ pass rush was getting pressure, and Wentz didn’t want Williams to dally while reading the defense.

From Washington Post

We are saying to the Irish government to stop dilly dallying and make a move so that we can get that medicine to the children as early as possible.

From BBC

Darrah’s dallying with cowboys, desert rats and glitter queens around a seedy motel isn’t, itself, altogether new to modern opera stagings, but it felt fresh and right for this little-known score.

From Los Angeles Times