The meaning of Dilatory

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Usage examples:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Usage examples:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Usage examples:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

adjective

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Usage examples:

They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure

adjective

Without real interest or effort; lazy

Usage examples:

I was an indolent creature who could not imagine action.

adjective

Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

Usage examples:

Lax security arrangements at the airport

noun

Lacrosse.

Usage examples:

I wore pads and a helmet whenever i played lax

adjective

Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

Usage examples:

Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

adjective

Unwilling to work or use energy.

Usage examples:

He was too lazy to cook

verb

Spend time aimlessly; idle.

Usage examples:

She goes to arizona every january to lollygag in the sun

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

adjective

Lazy.

Usage examples:

Fatigue made him slothful

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Slow-moving.

Usage examples:

Sluggardly pedestrians

adjective

Slow and lazy

Usage examples:

I would always walk briskly, way ahead of my more sluggardly companions., his sudden rise to succes…

adjective

Slow-moving or inactive.

Usage examples:

A sluggish stream

adjective

Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.

Usage examples:

Please forgive this tardy reply

adjective

Late in happening or arriving

Usage examples:

A tardy payment/delivery, you were tardy for school twice in the last week.

adjective

Moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency.

Usage examples:

He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way

adjective

Not happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time.

Usage examples:

The trains into tbilisi were notoriously unpunctual

adjective

Not arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected or correct time

Usage examples:

The trains were notoriously unpunctual., they say he is disorganized, unpunctual, and incompetent.