Meanings of dally long in английском

Maitland did not dally long in the Levant after getting Barton's letter.

But the end did not dally long with its coming.

But Christabel did not dally long in the drawing-room.

Unless sure that they were taking all this trouble to some purpose, the red men would not dally long over their work.

As the tent was found to encroach partly on the same crevasse, it may be imagined that we did not dally long over the meal.

That he would not dally long enough to hunt out the more convenient crossing place was another illustration of Deerfoot's indifference to his own comfort.

John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill didn't dally long in the Phoenix Park and was soon dispatched to England and a public school education at Harrow.

But these are all Utopian thoughts: I have dallied long enough with life; 'tis time to be in earnest.

This resolution was promptly carried out, for Luther was not in the habit of dallying long with serious matters.

She'd dallied long enough.

He also suggested the boys couldn't have dallied long in the sacristy because the choirmaster would have been keen to get them dressed and away.