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delaying(noun, verb, quiet, delay)
15
loitering(noun, verb, check, delay)
12
lingering(noun, verb, check, delay)
10
dallying(verb, slow, procrastinating)
9
dragging(verb, slow, slowing)
9
slow(slow, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
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crawling(verb, slow, slowing)
7
dilatory(slow, late, delayed, overdue)
7
plodding(verb, slow, slowing)
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dillydallying(verb, slow)
6
laggard(slow, late, delayed, overdue)
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poky
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sluggish(slow, late, delayed, overdue)
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tardy(slow, late, delayed, overdue)
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creeping(verb, slow, slowing)
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lagging
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leisurely
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pokey
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poking(verb, slow, slowing)
4
unhurried
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