dilly-dally

verb

1. 磨蹭；犹豫
   to take too long to do sth, go somewhere or make a decision

1. Don't dilly-dally; we need to go to the party right now.
   不要消磨时间，我们要去参加宴会了。
2. Mother: Here, this should be enough. And don't dilly-dally on the way. I want you to come straight back.
   母亲：来，这些钱应该够了。路上不要磨蹭，我要你马上回来。
3. In management you are expected to make decisions and there is a tendency for people to dilly-dally, which can be to the detriment of a company or business.
   在管理方面，你可能需要做出决策，人们往往会犹豫不决，这能对公司或企业造成伤害。
4. If you dilly-dally in this way, you'll never get the work done.
   如果你老是这样吊儿郎当，那你别想把事情办好。

verb

1. postpone doing what one should be doing
   1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

   Synonym:    procrastinatestalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydillydally