dillydally
verb (used without object)
to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.
is dillydallying
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present progressiveof dillydally (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Home construction is dillydallying along at lower levels, and economists foresee no strong upturn in the near future.
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