Get to know Dallying better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Dallying meaning
present participle and gerund of dally
Using Dallying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dally
- In the example corpus, dallying often appears in combinations such as: dallying in.
Context around Dallying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dallying
- In this selection, "dallying" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dilly, approach, meghalaya and firms stand out and add context to how "dallying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and dilly dallying in the and celtics dilly dallying or simply. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dallying" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dallying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They were clearly dilly-dallying. (5 words)
The time for dilly-dallying is over. (7 words)
Consequently, the Group urged Dangote Refinery to stop dilly-dallying and put an end to perennial delays on its petroleum product. (21 words)
Right from day one after the partition of the sub-continent it has been breathing down our neck, creating one problem after another for us and dilly dallying in the solution of many outstanding problems which we have with it. (40 words)
After much dilly-dallying approach vide order dated July 16, 2014 the services of the petitioners were regularized but with effect from the date of issuance of the order instead from the date of their initial appointment. (37 words)
Still, the best service you can all do for your fellow attorneys at firms lagging behind is to report your own bonus immediately, allowing them to add pressure to their dilly-dallying firms. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
They were clearly dilly-dallying.
Consequently, the Group urged Dangote Refinery to stop dilly-dallying and put an end to perennial delays on its petroleum product.
Those mistakes were all preceded by late-developing action; the Celtics dilly-dallying or simply taking far too long to chart their path through the zone before finally attacking it.
Right from day one after the partition of the sub-continent it has been breathing down our neck, creating one problem after another for us and dilly dallying in the solution of many outstanding problems which we have with it.
Suprme Court those who did not allowed to have a Lokayukta in his home state of Gujarat had to ultimately appoint Lokpal in the country after 5 years of dilly-dallying.
The time for dilly-dallying is over.
After much dilly-dallying approach vide order dated July 16, 2014 the services of the petitioners were regularized but with effect from the date of issuance of the order instead from the date of their initial appointment.
After much dilly-dallying, Meghalaya Government on Monday finally banned import of fish packed in ice for 15 days after several samples returned formalin positive.
Still, the best service you can all do for your fellow attorneys at firms lagging behind is to report your own bonus immediately, allowing them to add pressure to their dilly-dallying firms.
The dilly-dallying approach in the implementation of the policy continued till December last year when a writ petition was filed in the High Court challenging certain provisions of the policy.
While Henry was dallying in France, Catherine, who was serving as regent in his absence, and his advisers were left to deal with this threat.
Common combinations with dallying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dallying in 2×