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dawdling
This term carries a distinct connotation of inefficiency and lack of urgency, often implying a sense of laziness or a lack of discipline. It is frequently used in a critical or frustrated tone, particularly by someone in a position of authority—such as a parent or a manager—who is urging another person to hurry up.
While similar to "loitering," dawdling focuses more on the slow pace of movement or the wasting of time during a transition, whereas loitering often implies remaining in a place without an apparent purpose, sometimes with a legal or suspicious undertone. As a noun, it describes the general habit or specific instance of wasting time.
Meanings
Examples
We cannot afford any more dawdling if we want to reach the summit by noon.
Why are you dawdling in the hallway instead of going to class?
He is a dawdling employee who always misses his deadlines.
I spent the whole afternoon dawdling through the old bookstore.
She regretted her dawdling as the clock ticked toward the final hour.
Stop your dawdling and finish the report before the meeting starts.