dawdling vs delay

dawdling and delay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dawdling	Yes	No	No	No
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, delay is a hypernym of dawdling; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than dawdling:

dawdling: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
delay: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Other hypernyms of dawdling include holdup.

dawdling (noun)	delay (noun)
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
	time during which some action is awaited

dawdling (verb)	delay (verb)
	cause to be slowed down or delayed
	stop or halt
	slow the growth or development of
	act later than planned, scheduled, or required