dillydallied

verb

past tense of dillydally
1
as in delayed
to move or act slowly don't dillydally on the way to the store

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2
as in hacked (around)
to spend time doing nothing restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying

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  1. delayed
  2. kicked back
  3. lingered
  4. chilled
  5. poked
  6. relaxed
  7. dragged
  8. played
Verb
  • Nearby bus routes that pass were also delayed or partially suspended.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • For some development perspective, Bridenstine brought up NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which, though also severely delayed for years leading up to its debut, managed a completely successful mission right out of the gate.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of delayed
Verb
  • My mom kicked back in comfort with a good book.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air every time someone walks across them.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of kicked back
Verb
  • Those motivations, and the curiosity behind them, have lingered with me years later.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • Olive oil in particular may turn cloudy or partially solidify when chilled, but will return to normal after 15 to 20 minutes at room temperature.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026
  • Spain’s answer to smoldering summer heat is the traditional vegetable soup called gazpacho served delightfully chilled.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • In the years after the schedule was relaxed, three more instances were discovered before the crash.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Tailoring became lighter, proportions relaxed and layering more instinctive, creating wardrobes that feel versatile rather than prescriptive.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of played
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