dawdling
81pull finger — vb New Zealand to get a move on, stop dawdling, increase efficiency. A brusque shorten ing of the colloquial pull one s finger out . OK, it s time to pull finger and get moving …
82dawdle — [[t]dɔ͟ːd(ə)l[/t]] dawdles, dawdling, dawdled 1) VERB If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn t dawdle... They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. 2) VERB If you… …
83loafing — n. idling, dawdling ləʊf n. mass of bread which is shaped into a rectangular or rounded form and baked in one piece; mass of chopped meat or other food that has been shaped into a rectangular or rounded form; head (British Slang) v. idle,… …
84loitering — n. act of passing the time aimlessly, wasting of time, dawdling loi·ter || lɔɪtÉ™(r) v. idle about; lag behind; waste time; hang about …
85loiteringly — adv. while doing nothing, idly; in a dawdling manner …
86puttering — n. dawdling, aimless movement, idling putt·er || pÊŒtÉ™(r) n. golf club with a narrow head used to make light strokes on the green v. dawdle, move about aimlessly …
87Sunday — incompetent or amateur As different from those who perform functions during the week for a living. Thus a Sunday driver may try your patience by dawdling or threaten your life by incompetence. It can, however, mean no more than doing… …
88flânerie — (flah neh REE) [French] Leisurely strolling without a fixed destination, stopping now and then to enjoy the sights. Also, dawdling; idleness …
89delay — I. v. a. 1. Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over. 2. Detain, hinder, retard, stop, impede. II. v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate. III. n. 1. Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly… …
90delay — 1. verb 1) we were delayed by the traffic Syn: detain, hold up, make late, slow up/down, bog down; hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 2) they delayed no longer Syn: linger, dally …
