dilly-dally

[US]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
[UK]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. Kukipenda muda; kuvimba; kufanyia kazi na ukuaji wa muda.
adv. Na ukuaji au ujumla wa muda.

Phrases & Collocations

dilly-dallying around

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don't dilly-dally

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stop dilly-dallying

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dilly-dally with

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no dilly-dally

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dilly-dallying now

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avoid dilly-dally

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stop dilly-dally

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dilly-dallying then

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Example Sentences

don't dilly-dally; we need to leave soon.

Usisahau; tunahitaji kuvua muda.

we can't dilly-dally around if we want to finish on time.

Usisahau kama tunataka kumkamata muda.

stop dilly-dallying and get to work!

Usisahau na uende kwa kazi!

he tends to dilly-dally when faced with difficult tasks.

Aliyepita kwa kusahau wakati aweza kushindwa kwa mshahara.

the project will fail if we dilly-dally with the planning.

Projekti itasimama kama tunasahau kwa kuchangia.

i don't want to dilly-dally with the details; let's move on.

Usisahau na maelezo; tuseme kwa mengine.

stop dilly-dallying and making excuses.

Usisahau na kusimamia.

we need to avoid dilly-dallying during the presentation.

Tunahitaji kusimamia kusahau wakati wa maelezo.

don't dilly-dally with the decision; make a choice.

Usisahau na maelezo; chagua.

she warned him not to dilly-dally on the journey.

Alitafuta asisahau wakati wa safari.

we can't dilly-dally with the preparations for the event.

Usisahau na kuchangia kwa mchezo.

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