Loiter — Defs

01 v. i. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

imp. & p. p. Loitered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering

1.
To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
“Sir John, you loiter here too long.” — Shak.

“If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.” — Rogers.
2.
To wander as an idle vagrant.[Obs.]

Syn. To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.