dilatoriness
Example Sentences
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In his letter to Lyell, he rued his own dilatoriness.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2011
But Chungking reported last week that Soviet dilatoriness had "much affected" the feasibility of the landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
A clear-headed, industrious, decided man, he had to contend for more than two years with the two qualities most alien to his nature,—habitual dilatoriness and diplomatic reticence.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various
The tide of time flowed past me in vexatious dilatoriness; I wanted to see it roll along in a foaming torrent at my feet.
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig
