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View usage for: (dɪlətri, US -tɔːri) adjectiveSomeone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. [formal] You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory. Synonyms: slow, delaying, lingering, putting off More Synonyms of dilatory dilatory in British English (ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) adjective1. tending or inclined to delay or waste time 2. intended or designed to waste time or defer action Derived forms dilatorily (ˈdilatorily) adverb dilatoriness (ˈdilatoriness) noun Word origin C15: from Late Latin dīlātōrius inclined to delay, from differre to postpone; see differdilatory in American English (ˈdɪləˌtɔri) adjective1. causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc. 2. inclined to delay; slow or late in doing things Derived forms dilatorily (ˈdilaˌtorily) adverb dilatoriness (ˈdilaˌtoriness) noun Word origin ME dilatorie < LL dilatorius < L dilator, dilatory person < dilatus, pp. of differre, defer 1Examples of 'dilatory' in a sentencedilatory Definition tending or intended to waste time They performed their work in a dilatory fashion. Synonyms delaying lingering putting off slack backward sluggish dallying loitering time-wasting laggard procrastinating tarrying snail-like Opposites sharp (informal) , prompt , on-the-ball (informal) , punctual Additional synonymsDefinition late He got terribly behindhand with his appointments. Synonyms behind schedule, late, slow, delayed, running late, tardy, dilatory, remiss (formal), behind time Synonyms dawdling, slow, lingering, dallying, tardy, tarrying, dilatoryDefinition occurring later than it is expected to or than it should He was as tardy as ever for our appointment. Synonyms late, overdue, unpunctual, belated, dilatory, behindhand- dilate
- dilate on something
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