Loiter vs. Tarry

Loiterverb

To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly

‘For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside.’;

Tarryverb

(intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

Loiterverb

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.’; ‘If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.’;

Tarryverb

(intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.

Loiterverb

To wander as an idle vagrant.

Tarryverb

(intransitive) To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.

Loiterverb

be about;

‘The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square’; ‘Who is this man that is hanging around the department?’;

Tarryverb

(intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily.

Loiterverb

stand or wait around without apparent purpose

‘she saw Mary loitering near the cloakrooms’;

Tarryverb

(transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

Loiterverb

walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle

‘the weather had tempted them to loiter along the banks of the Cherwell’;

Tarrynoun

A sojourn.

Tarryadjective

Resembling tar.

Tarryadjective

Covered with tar.

Tarryadjective

Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

Tarryverb

To stay or remain behind; to wait.

‘Tarry ye for us, until we come again.’;

Tarryverb

To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.

‘Come down unto me, tarry not.’; ‘One tarried here, there hurried one.’;

Tarryverb

To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.

‘Tarry all night, and wash your feet.’;

Tarryverb

To delay; to defer; to put off.

‘Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow.’;

Tarryverb

To wait for; to stay or stop for.

‘He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding.’; ‘He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question.’;

Tarrynoun

Stay; stop; delay.

Tarryverb

be about;

‘The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square’; ‘Who is this man that is hanging around the department?’;

Tarryverb

leave slowly and hesitantly

Tarryadjective

having the characteristics of pitch or tar