Hurry Up and Linger
Nov 4 · 3 min read

verb : stay in a place longer than necessary(?) because of a reluctance to leave.
Linger is a fairly household word, I imagine. Nothing particularly elusive about it, not an especially “pretty” word, the way words like “esoteric” or “delirium” are (no particular reason I chose those) Lingering isn’t usually appreciated and it implies a disregard for social cues. It’s synonymous with “dawdling” and “loitering,” the kind of…

