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verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||||
| 32% | 10 | Waste time by delay | ||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Primarily, delay a while, delay, loiter endlessly? | ||||||
verb • take one's time; proceed slowly • waste time • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | ||||||||
Waste Time By Delay Crossword Clue
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DILLYDALLY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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DILLYDALLY
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times15 May 1984 | Across 57 | |
| New York Times15 May 1984 | Across 57 | |
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