dilatorily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilatorily
Adverb
  • The truck began slowly rolling forward and backward, the lawsuit said.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Apex Legends slowly rose in popularity from its debut on Steam in February of 2022 before reaching a peak a year later in February 2023 of 624,473 players.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • But Johnson was emphatic that the bones in place are good enough for the Bears to arrive sooner than later.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Apple Intelligence works on the iPhone 15 Pro or later, Macs and iPads with an M-series chip, and the latest iPad mini.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • At certain intervals, Chernov’s English-language voiceover jolts us out of the urgent present-tense action to inform the audience which of the men on screen have subsequently died, somewhat undercutting whatever progress is shown towards Andriivka.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • On December 31, Plymouth mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Wayne Rooney — Manchester United’s record goal scorer and former England captain — and subsequently appointed Muslic.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The family eventually made its way back to New York, and Cenat enrolled at SUNY Morrisville to study business administration.
    Damien Scott, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Arsenal eventually went on to win the game 1-0 through Riccardo Calafiori to keep the pressure on league leader Liverpool, after Wolves had also gone to 10 men following João Gomez’s second yellow card in the 70th minute.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Dilatorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatorily. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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