Answer: dawdled

AnswerCrossword Clue
DAWDLEDLagged behind
DAWDLEDShilly-shallied
DAWDLEDFrittered (away)
DAWDLEDLingered idly.
DAWDLEDLoitered
DAWDLEDLallygagged
dawdledspend fruitlessly or lackadaisically dawdled the day away
dawdledmove lackadaisically
dawdledto spend time idly
dawdledDAWDLE, to waste time