Antonyms for tarry

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tar-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtær i

Definition of tarry

Origin : early 14c., "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan "to vex, irritate." Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c.

verb dawdle, delay

Example sentences :

Why should we tarry any longer to see everything moiled and set at nought?
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Chip, knowing that his turn had come, and come to tarry, found nothing to say.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Can we not tarry here a little longer while you find the rest you need?
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Do you think I could not be permitted to tarry one week longer?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

But perchance the tide was favourable, and you could not tarry.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why?
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

Shall we tarry at this house he speaks of, or press forward?
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Enter His holy presence, tarry there, and spread your work before Him.
Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray

But the Commander-in-Chief must not tarry to bandy compliments.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

At noon, I pass by a garden redolent of mystic scents and tarry awhile.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for tarry

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