Definitions

1. adjective

causing or characterized by dilly-dallying; slow in movement or action

“The dilly old man struggled to keep up with us.”

2. noun

a dilly-dallying person or thing

“The team’s dilly performance in the tournament was disappointing.”

3. verb

to dilly-dally or proceed slowly

“He dilly-dallied on his way to the meeting, making everyone late.”