dilly-dally

verb

/ˈdɪli dæli/

[intransitive] (old-fashioned, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dilly-dally	/ˈdɪli dæli/ /ˈdɪli dæli/
he / she / it dilly-dallies	/ˈdɪli dæliz/ /ˈdɪli dæliz/
past simple dilly-dallied	/ˈdɪli dælid/ /ˈdɪli dælid/
past participle dilly-dallied	/ˈdɪli dælid/ /ˈdɪli dælid/
-ing form dilly-dallying	/ˈdɪli dæliɪŋ/ /ˈdɪli dæliɪŋ/

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to take too long to do something, go somewhere or make a decision磨蹭；犹豫 synonym dawdle
- Don’t dilly-dally on the way home from school.放学回家的路上不要磨蹭。
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: reduplication of dally.

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