Dawdle along verb phrase
To move in a slow and unconcerned manner
I spent the whole afternoon dawdling along the beach.
When I'm in a hurry, I find it really annoying to get stuck behind a group of people who are just dawdling along.
When I dawdled along the river bank last night, I saw a man commiting suicide by jumping off the bridge into the river.
To move quickly up and down and from side to side, typically in an attempt to avoid hitting or being hit by something
To head to something or someone quickly and directly.
To quickly and recklessly go or move round somewhere
To quickly leave a place to go to somewhere else
The verb "dawdle" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase dates from 1656.