dally
verb (used without object)
to waste time; loiter; delay.
will dally
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future tenseof dally.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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And now, Couthon, Payan, we will dally no longer with Tallien and his crew.
From Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Man usually mars with his first strokes; and it is only when he has met his practical needs that he will dally with aesthetic considerations.
From Problems of Conduct by Durant Drake
Their appetite will decrease, and at meals they will dally with their food instead of consuming it with a hearty zest.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
