dally
verb (used without object)
to waste time; loiter; delay.
has been dallying
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present perfect progressiveof dally (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Walking away from two women with whom he has been dallying, he goes forward to trash them to his screen audience, eyes swivelling, tongue running wild.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
Businessmen have protested so persuasively that Congress delayed enactment of the amendment for one year and has been dallying over the matter ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he is not cruising around with President Richard Nixon in his boat, Bachelor Bebe Rebozo, 60, has been dallying with Jane Lucke, secretary of his Miami lawyer.
From Time Magazine Archive
