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dilly-dally

/ˈdɪli dæli/verb

उच्चारण डिली डैली

समय बरबाद करना, देर लगाना, सुस्ती करना

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verbdilly-dallies, dilly-dallied, dilly-dallying
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    [I] informal, old-fashioned

    to waste time, especially by being slow or by not being able to decide something

    समय बरबाद करना, देर लगाना, सुस्ती करना

    • Don't dilly-dally on the way to school.
    • If you dilly-dally any longer, you will miss the train.

    Synonyms dawdle delay loiter linger dither

    Opposite hurry hasten rush

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dawdle delay loiter linger dither

Antonyms

hurry hasten rush

§Grammar and usage

Usage: dilly-dally is mostly used in instructions to hurry, as in stop dilly-dallying.

Usage में dilly-dally अधिकतर जल्दी करने के निर्देश में प्रयोग होता है, जैसे stop dilly-dallying।