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Dilatoriness(n.) The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.

Dilatory(a.) Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.

Dilatory(a.) Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.