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Meaning of ちんたら in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level ちんたら

Romaji chintara

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to` particle

Meaning

dilatorily; sluggishly

Examples of , ちんたら in a sentence

なにちんたら歩いてんだ。

Get a move on!
遅い！まったくちんたらちんたらと・・・。

You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...
遅い！まったくちんたらちんたらと・・・。

You're late! Sheesh, dilly-dally dilly-dally ...