dawdling

• Sustantivo que denota la acción deliberada de perder el tiempo o retrasar algo, a menudo entreteniéndose con tonterías o haciendo las cosas con lentitud en lugar de trabajar.

A noun referring to the deliberate act of delaying or wasting time, often by playing or engaging in trivial activities instead of working.

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1. Wasting timeB2informal

   The act of moving slowly or taking more time than necessary, often by delaying or playing instead of working.

   Pérdida de tiempo

   • His constant dawdling made the team miss the deadline.
   • Stop your dawdling and get back to work.
   • The teacher warned the student about dawdling during class.

   Sinónimosidlinglingeringprocrastinationtrifling

   Antónimosdiligencehastehurryindustryspeed

• Verbo utilizado para indicar movimiento o acción lentos, perder el tiempo o estar ocioso sin prisas.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving or acting slowly, wasting time, or lingering idly.

1. B2informal

   To move slowly or waste time, especially when you should be doing something.

   Perder el tiempo

   • Stop dawdling and get your homework done.
   • The children dawdled on their way to school.
   • He dawdled over his coffee, not wanting to leave.

   Sinónimosdallyidlelaglingerloiterlollygagprocrastinate

   Antónimoshastenhurryrushspeed