DILATORY

(adj.) wasting time
synonyms : laggard , pokey , poky
Bob was annoyed at the unforeseen circumstances which had a dilatory effect on the project, and thereby causing much delay. -added by BagomboSnuffbox
Bob was angry with Mary because of her dilatory response to his call; she didn't get back to him until three days later! -added by BagomboSnuffbox
The company has been a laggard in developing new products. -added by nithi

Mnemonics for dilatory

(Tag: English) Extract 'late' from the word dilatory and you get.... delay which is generally due to waste of time.
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(Tag: ) Think of the phrase, "dilly dally," which means wasting time.
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(Tag: hindi) dilatory = "Late ho rahi hai" ie we are WASTING TIME
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(Tag: ) dil+a+tory; DIL Ayya TORi(some hot chick) par but dude you are wasting your time, as shes super HOT!!!
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(Tag: ) eye dilation for an eye checkup causes delay (waste of time)
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(Tag: ) we have often heard of pupil dilation>> when we come out suddenly from dark into sun light, we make our eyes small so as to let inn less light, this is due to the SLOW or DELAYED dilation of pupil to let in less light..
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(Tag: ) Dilatory:"Daily Late",He is Daily Late to the office so his work is delayed,not completed,delayed.....
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