#301 dally

dally- verb- to waste time idly; dawdle; to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle, toy
- dalliance- noun; archaic word for flirtation

C14 from Anglo-French dalier to gossip

We are not going to dally or dawdle on the issue; it's time to act.

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