dilatoriness

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In his letter to Lyell, he rued his own dilatoriness.

From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2011

Popular Premier Venizelos knew what most Greeks in the Middle East urgently wanted: an end to the old Tsouderos cabinet's dilatoriness, a broadened government capable of administering liberated Greece until elections could be held.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Chungking reported last week that Soviet dilatoriness had "much affected" the feasibility of the landing.

From Time Magazine Archive

He soundly rated Unter-leutnant Klick, who in turn tried to shift the blame upon the British sailors for their dilatoriness in letting go the anchors.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Morales was, as they knew, not a man who wasted time, and his dilatoriness troubled them, for they felt certain that he would come.

From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold