だらだら

だらだら

in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing

N4Common wordAdverb
Adverb, Adverb (to particle), Suru verb
in dropsdrippingtricklingstreamingflowing
Adverb, Adverb (to particle), Suru verb
gently (sloping)
Adverb, Adverb (to particle), Suru verb
sluggishlyendlesslylengthily
Adverb, Adverb (to particle), Suru verb
leisurelyidlyslowlyslovenly

Example Sentences

(あせ)がダラダラです。

I'm dripping with sweat.

会合はだらだらと続いた。

The meeting dragged on.

(はなし)は三時までだらだらと続いた。

The talk dragged on till three o'clock.

ただだらだらとしゃべっていて、試験に必要なことにはなかなか触れてくれないんだ。

He just drones on and on but hardly even touches on what we need to know for the test.

新しい訓練生はだらだらしていたので、仕事に本気でとりくまないとくびにするといわれた。

Because the new trainee did things sluggishly, he was told that he'd be fired if he didn't start taking his job seriously.