dawdling
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈdɔːdlɪŋ/
:
pereza
- She was scolded for her dawdling as the team had a tight deadline to meet.
- no dawdling now
Examples
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- No more dawdling.
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He had observed a young mother with her dawdling three-year-old on the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now, you don't have to rush, but no dawdling, please.
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You may have noticed that we don't like dawdling.
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Keep moving, no dawdling.
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Quit dawdling.
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In retrospect, I consider my dawdling in that arcade as one of the weakest moments of my life.
Fiction book (1993) -
Despite decades of lies and bureaucratic dawdling, this community group continues to push for complete cleanup of the local water table and the relocation of a tailings pile to a site safe for the long term.
Blog text (5) -
His constant dawdling made it difficult for us to finish the project on time.
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The teacher warned the class that dawdling during assignments would result in a lower grade.
Synonyms
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1.4
A tendency to avoid work and use little energy
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4.8
Delaying tasks you should do until later
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4.5
A time when someone is not working or active
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5.0
Spending time doing nothing instead of working
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9.2
A short time spent playing instead of working
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8.1
A habit of not wanting to work or make any effort
A habit of putting things off and acting slowly
Putting off doing something you should do now
Delaying making a decision or starting something
Not doing work or tasks when you should
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.0
How much work, goods, or services are produced for the time and effort used
How Slow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dawdling is easy to remember: the word comes from the slow-sounding verb dawdle, which feels like someone dragging their feet or moving without hurry. So dawdling means 'moving slowly' or 'wasting time' instead of getting things done.