noun
- the act of moving or acting slowly and wasting time
adjective
- moving or acting slowly; wasting time
Examples
- Stop your dawdling and get ready for school.
- The dawdling students were late for class.
- Her dawdling in the morning made everyone wait.
- The dawdling pace of the project frustrated the manager.
- He was criticized for his dawdling approach to work.
- The dawdling child finally caught up with the group.