does this ever happen to you? i’ve been there. more than once.
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“i hate when people accuse me of lollygagging when I’m quite clearly dilly-dallying.”
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while both mean to waste time, Dictionary.com highlights a slight nuance.
Lollygagging is the act of idly wandering or goofing off while fully aware you are avoiding a task.
Dilly-dallying usually involves a bit of distraction or indecisiveness where you delay productivity
by moving slowly or finding smaller, unimportant tasks to do.
