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vanish

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span class='vi' role='text'>//don't dillydally on the way to the store
Synonyms
crawl creep dally dawdle delay diddle drag lag linger loiter lollygag (also lallygag) mope poke shilly-shally tarry
Related Words
fiddle (around) fool around mess around monkey (around) play potter (around) putter (around) trifle
hang (around or out) idle loaf loll lounge
amble ease inch lumber plod saunter shuffle stagger stroll
decelerate slow (down or up)
filibuster procrastinate stall temporize
Synonymous Phrases
drag one's feet (also drag ​one's ​heels) drop behind fall behind hang fire mark time take one's time
Near Antonyms
bowl breeze dart hump hurtle hustle scramble stampede
gallop jog run sprint trot
accelerate quicken speed (up)
catch up fast-forward outpace outrun outstrip overtake
Antonyms
barrel bolt career course dash fly hasten hotfoot (it) hurry race rip rocket run rush scoot scud scurry speed tear whirl whisk whiz (or whizz) zip
  • to spend time doing nothing //restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
    Synonyms
    bum chill dally dawdle drone footle goof (off) hack (around)