Wondering how to use Dilatory in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as laggard or poky.
Dilatory in a sentence
Dilatory meaning
- Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
- Slow or tardy.
Using Dilatory
- The main meaning on this page is: Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision. | Slow or tardy.
- Useful related words include: laggard, unpunctual, poky, pokey.
- In the example corpus, dilatory often appears in combinations such as: dilatory and.
Context around Dilatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dilatory
- In this selection, "dilatory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deployed, become, tactics and behavior stand out and add context to how "dilatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chambers deployed dilatory tactics to and has become dilatory and will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dilatory" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dilatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Indeed, several more accidents occurred at this dangerous crossing due to his dilatory behavior. (14 words)
The APC’s promise of Ibo president in 2023, alluring as it is, is dilatory. (15 words)
On the other hand, members should not use legitimate motions for dilatory and improper purposes to waste time. (18 words)
The rite of passage by which the victory should have been conclusively appropriated has become dilatory and will remain so unless men of goodwill quickly and productively intervene to compel Atiku to rethink his avowed plan. (36 words)
Republicans, greatly outnumbered in both chambers, deployed dilatory tactics to try and stop them — to little or no avail. (19 words)
On the other hand, members should not use legitimate motions for dilatory and improper purposes to waste time. (18 words)
Example sentences (5)
Republicans, greatly outnumbered in both chambers, deployed dilatory tactics to try and stop them — to little or no avail.
Indeed, several more accidents occurred at this dangerous crossing due to his dilatory behavior.
The rite of passage by which the victory should have been conclusively appropriated has become dilatory and will remain so unless men of goodwill quickly and productively intervene to compel Atiku to rethink his avowed plan.
The APC’s promise of Ibo president in 2023, alluring as it is, is dilatory.
On the other hand, members should not use legitimate motions for dilatory and improper purposes to waste time.
Common combinations with dilatory
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: