dilly-dally /ˈdɪliˌdæli/ verb1 •To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.It is something to have been an old soldier, but more still to have been a doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work. — 1881 formsdilly dallied · dilly-dallied · dilly dallying · dilly-dallying · dilly dallies · dilly-dallies
