Definition
Past tense of dillydally; wasted time, delayed unnecessarily, or moved slowly while being indecisive.
Etymology
From 'dilly-dally,' a reduplicative word (repeated sounds for emphasis) that emerged in 1600s English, possibly combining 'dilly' with a rhyming variant of 'dally' (to waste time or flirt).
Kelly Says
Reduplicative words like 'dilly-dally' are how languages sound out concepts—they literally use repetition to create the feeling of circular, time-wasting activity, which is why it sounds so fitting!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጊዜ ፍላጎ አደረገ
gee-zee fla-go a-de-re-ge
ARالعربية
أضاع الوقت
a-dha-a al-waqt
BNবাংলা
সময় নষ্ট করেছে
sho-may nosh koreche
CACatalà
perdut temps
per-doo tem-ps
CSČeština
ztrácel čas
z-tra-cel chas
DADansk
spildte tid
spild-teh teed
DEDeutsch
zögerte
tsoe-gər-teh
ELΕλληνικά
έχασε χρόνο
e-cha-seh hron-oh
ESEspañol
se dilagó
seh dee-LAH-goh
FAفارسی
وقت را هدر داد
vaqt ra heder dad
FISuomi
hävitti aikaa
ha-vi-tti a-ja
FRFrançais
s'est attardé
se ta-r-DAY
GUGU
સમય વ્યર્થ કર્યો
sa-may vyarth kar-yo
HAHA
sanya lokacin
sa-nya lo-ka-chin
HEעברית
בזבז זמן
ba-zvaz z-man
HIहिन्दी
समय बर्बाद किया
samay barbad kiya
HUMagyar
időpazarolt
ee-doh-pa-zar-olt
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuang waktu
mem-bwang waktu
ITItaliano
si è dilaniato
si eh dee-la-nee-ah-toh
JA日本語
時間を無駄にした
jikan wo muda ni shita
KKKK
уақытты жойды
u-a-ky-t-ty joy-dy
KO한국어
시간을 낭비했다
si-gan-eul nang-bi-haet-da
MSBahasa Melayu
membazkan masa
mem-baz-kan ma-sa
MYမြန်မာ
အချိန် စွမ်းကျွမ်း
a-che-in swun-k-yun
NLNederlands
tijd verloren
tied ver-lo-ren
NONorsk
spildte tid
shpeel-teh teed
PAPA
ਸਮਾਂ wastage
sa-man wa-stej
PLPolski
marnował czas
mar-no-wal czass
PTPortuguês
perdeu tempo
peh-roo tem-poh
RORomână
a pierdut timpul
ah pee-er-doo too-moo-luh
RUРусский
затянул
za-tyan-ool
SVSvenska
slösa tid
shlo-sah teed
SWKiswahili
alijua muda
a-lee-joo-ah moo-dah
TAதமிழ்
நேரம் வீணாக்கினார்
ne-ram vee-naak-ki-nar
TEతెలుగు
సమయం వృధా చేశాడు
samayam vridham chesh-adu
THไทย
เสียเวลา
say weh-la
TLTL
sinayang ang oras
sin-ya-yang ang or-as
TRTürkçe
zaman kaybetti
zah-man kay-bet-tee
UKУкраїнська
марнував час
mar-nu-vav chas
URاردو
وقت ضائع کیا
waqt di-a-ch ki-ya
VITiếng Việt
bỏ phí thời gian
bo fee thoi gian
ZH中文
浪费时间
wèi fá shí jiān
ZUZU
isigqilise isikhathi
ee-si-ghi-lee-se ee-si-ka-thi