noun
- the act of wasting time or delaying; dawdling
- a brief romantic or flirtatious relationship
Examples
- His dalliance with video games cost him valuable study time.
- The project’s completion was delayed by the team’s dalliance.
- She had no time for dalliance when the deadline approached.
- Their summer dalliance ended when school resumed.
- The novel describes a brief dalliance between the main characters.
- He warned against any dalliance that might distract from their goals.