Tarry synonyms and antonyms
tăr'ē
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Part of speech:
To remain or stay in expectation of; await:
To delay is defined as to postpone, make late or stop for awhile.
linger (related)
To linger is defined as to stay somewhere or to take a long time to do something.
To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle
drag one's feet (or heels)
take-one-s-time
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To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll:
(Intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.
To dawdle, delay, or linger:
loiter (related)
To spend (time) idly
(Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)
To stay; continue
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To defer is defined as to delay something until later or to give into someone else.
(Sports) In golf, to hit (a putt) so that it stops a short way from the hole and can then be tapped in.
To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
To hesitate:
To postpone or delay needlessly.
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To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
To reside temporarily:
Stay is defined as to spend time in a place or to continue to be in the same condition.
To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially:
complete (antonym)
To end; finish; conclude
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finish (antonym)
To complete a contest in a specified position
go (antonym)
To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run:
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
To move (an icon), esp. by means of a mouse, in such a way that its course can be followed
To flow behind in a long, thin stream, wisp, etc.
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fast (related)
In a secure manner; tightly:
continue (related)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
Full of pitch; smeared with pitch
Of or like resin
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) To act or talk foolishly
To spend time idly; loiter or lounge about; idle, dawdle, etc.
(Idiomatic) to spend time or be friends (especially to hang around with someone)
(Intransitive) To be in a casual non-committal relationship
To lurk is defined as to hang around a place and stay hidden, often in a threatening manner.
(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
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liue (related)
peradventure (related)
Find another word for tarry. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tarry, like: wait, delay, linger, poke, stick around, drag one's feet (or heels), take-one-s-time, dwell, lounge, dawdle and dally.
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