1. to waste time; to act or move slowly
2. to play or toy with something in a casual way

Examples

• Don’t dally on your way to school or you’ll be late.
• She dallied over her breakfast, reading the newspaper.
• The children dallied in the park after school.
• He tends to dally with new hobbies but never sticks with them.
• Stop dallying and get to work!
• They dallied by the river, skipping stones.
• The committee dallied for weeks before making a decision.