dally : Idioms & Phrases

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dilly-dally

  • verb postpone doing what one should be doing
    dillydally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
    • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
WordNet
Dil"ly-dal`ly intransitive verb
Etymology
See Dally.
Definitions
  1. To loiter or trifle; to waste time.
Webster 1913