dilatory

Example Sentences

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Public opinion has split between those who have taken the king to task for being dilatory and those who think he has played the situation correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The BTP's review found that while no act or omission in the investigation was made maliciously, there was a "lack of professional inquisitiveness exacerbated by dilatory and lazy practices".

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2023

Gerry Adams, another key player in the 1998 talks as head of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, said he would be "very, very dilatory about making changes to the Good Friday Agreement".

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2023

"The defendants have consistently engaged in dilatory and obstructionist discovery practices, from the inception of these cases right through to the trial."

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2022

The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald