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dilly-dally

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

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postpone doing what one should be doing

Classifications

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Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

6 surface forms

synonym: shillyshally
alternatephrasing: dillydally
pasttense: dilly-dallied
presentparticiple: dilly-dallying
thirdpersonsingular: dilly-dallies
pastparticiple: dilly-dallied

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