dilly-dally Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb postpone doing what one should be doing
    dillydally; drag one's heels; procrastinate; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
    • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

WordNet


Dil"ly-dal`ly intransitive verb
Etymology
See Dally.
Definitions
  1. To loiter or trifle; to waste time.

Webster 1913