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dillydally

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dilly collapse

waste time collapse

lollygag collapse

lallygag collapse

hold your horses collapse

hold everything collapse

stay up collapse: not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

stick around collapse

take time collapse

shilly shally collapse

hang around collapse

sit up collapse: change to an upright sitting position; "He sat up in bed"

sit tight collapse: maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"

mull collapse: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"; heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

piddle collapse: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

await collapse

mark time collapse

linger collapse: take one's time; proceed slowly; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

bide collapse: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

loiter collapse: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

tarry collapse: leave slowly and hesitantly

dawdle collapse

wait collapse: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"; serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"; stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"; wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

goof off collapse

diddle collapse

amble collapse: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); walk leisurely

doodle collapse: make a doodle; draw aimlessly

hold on collapse: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

abide collapse

lag collapse: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"; throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins; hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

put off collapse

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