dillydally
verb (used without object)
to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.
had dillydallied
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past perfectof dillydally.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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So for a month Governor Carlson had dillydallied over choosing a successor for the late Senator Clyde Reed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because the government had dillydallied with new export rules, trading in hides and skins had all but stopped.
From Time Magazine Archive
