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dilly-dally 

To procrastinate; waste time when there is something to do or somewhere you need to be.
"We'll never get there if you keep dilly-dallying!"
dilly-dally by Chris_xox March 12, 2008

dilly dally shilly shally 

An expression used to chastize someone who is wasting time, focusing on unimportant things, procratinating, or otherwise being an emo blond-haired sissy boy.

NOTE: In Square Enix straight-to-DVD GC movie sequel to Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children, dilly dally shilly shally is used as the translation to "Zuru zuru zuru zuru" in the japanese version... WTF
Dilly dally shilly shally... Cloud, you need to save the kids before their eyes get all fucked up!

Dilly Dally Shilly Shally 

expression used by tifa in the "Advent Children" movie when talking to cloud. its japanese translation is つるつる つるつる, or tsuru tsuru tsuru tsuru. which is a japanese onomatopoeia for dragging.
'dilly dally shilly shally' is a way of telling someone to shut up and stop wasting time.
Girl: You just cant deal with anything, can you??
Guy: (some lame excuse)
Girl: Oh shut up.
Guy: (more lame excuse)
Girl: Dilly dally shilly shally!

(example by Christina S)

dilly dally

Verb: To mess around or waste time. Typically used by the very elderly.
Ah you young whipper snapper. Stop dilly dallying and get off your ass!
dilly dally by ben June 17, 2004

dilly dally

See hem haw. Procrastinate or to take an extra long time on, esp. a chore.
Father to daughter: "Get in the shower and don't dilly dally."
dilly dally by David Porter October 13, 2003

dilly dally

Come on and get dressed to leave! We don't have time for you to dilly dally!
dilly dally by pookie June 16, 2004