dally
verb (used without object)
to waste time; loiter; delay.
has dallied
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present perfectof dally (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has dallied with a similar concept on the Twitter account representing Extension 765, his online boutique selling art, memorabilia, cool t-shirts, and an Ocean’s Eleven mousepad.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2014
While Jordan pledged to uphold the U.N. sanctions against Iraq, Hussein has dallied in putting them into effect.
From Time Magazine Archive
She has dallied so long with toilet questions, that it has given the man's complacency a little start, no bad thing.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas
While I sought to train heart, body, and soul to be a fit bride, she has dallied with every admirer she met, and now wins him without one hour of self-denial or effort.
From A Young Girl's Wooing by Edward Payson Roe
