dawdle

dawdle

verb

Dawdle means to waste time or move slowly and aimlessly, often delaying or hindering progress or completion of a task.

 

Example

  1. Please don't dawdle on your way to school, or you'll be late again.
  2. We can't afford to dawdle on this project; we have a strict deadline to meet.
  3. I tend to dawdle when I'm grocery shopping because I enjoy browsing the aisles.