dallied
Took one's time
Dallied is the past tense of dally, meaning to waste time or linger without urgency: We dallied over coffee until noon.
To dally with something is to consider it casually without commitment: She dallied with the idea of moving abroad.
To dally with someone suggests flirtation or a casual romantic encounter.
Made to wait longer
- postponedMoved to a later date
- lingeredRemained beyond expected
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- tarriedDelayed in departing
dawdled · loitered · hesitated · wavered · dithered · procrastinated · put off · killed time
delayed
Made to wait longer
tarried · dawdled · loitered · hesitated · wavered · dithered · procrastinated · put off · killed time · wasted time
toyed
Handled without seriousness
philandered · courted · wooed · romanced · played · amused · entertained · seduced · charmed · enticed
lingered
Remained beyond expected
relaxed · lolled · ambled · sauntered · strolled · meandered · moseyed · pottered · puttered · whiled away
dalliedcommitted
Firmly pledged or bound
applied oneself · focused · buckled down · followed through · dedicated
- dilly dalliedDelayed through aimless loitering
- dilly dalliesDelays through idle wandering