dilly-dally
verb
- to act with trifling vacillation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪliˌdæli/
verb
Etymology: Reduplication of dally.
- To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
“It is something to have been an old soldier, but more still to have been a doctor. There is no time to dilly-dally in our work.”
““I wouldn't dilly-dally long if I were you,” said Harkless, and his advice seemed good to the shell-men.”