dilatoriness

It is thus that provincial dilatoriness, which is so freely ridiculed in Paris, is full of treachery, secret stabs, hidden victories and defeats.

The Fortune of the Rougons ��mile Zola 1871

That habit of dilatoriness, which is too often attendant upon genius, and which is for ever making it, like the pistol in the scene just quoted, "shoot a bar too late," was, through life, remarkable in the character of Mr. Sheridan, -- and we have here an early instance of its influence over him.

Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 Thomas Moore 1815

The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came, its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness.

Chapter 6 2010

The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came, its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness.

Chapter 5 2010

But posts like this one make me re-examine my dilatoriness.

No Mow « Fairegarden 2010

She was laboriously typing at a speed which could have explained Maggie Hewson's strictures about the firm's dilatoriness.

She Closed Her Eyes 2010

Apparently, there was a professional serenading the patrons at the grand opening, but when we were there, the only players heard were passing children, availing themselves of the opportunity to tickle the polymer-based fake ivories until their parents became sufficiently incensed at their dilatoriness.

Archive 2007-09-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Apparently, there was a professional serenading the patrons at the grand opening, but when we were there, the only players heard were passing children, availing themselves of the opportunity to tickle the polymer-based fake ivories until their parents became sufficiently incensed at their dilatoriness.

Class struggle—the musical Matthew Guerrieri 2007

There was another pause; the proverbial dilatoriness of watched pots was never more clearly exemplified.

Wessex Tales 2006

By degrees I found myself tiptoeing nearer Karl, whether owing to my own eagerness or his dilatoriness I cannot now say.

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005