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50 entries under tardy topic. ×
| delaying(adjective, slow, remiss, procrastinating) | |
| dragging(adjective, slow, boring, tedious, late) | |
| unhasty(adjective, easy, gentle, slow, relaxed) | |
| overdue(adjective, dull, slow, late) | |
| slow-going(adjective, slow, fast, remiss) | |
| slow-paced(adjective, slow, fast, remiss) | |
| tarrying(adjective, slow, remiss, remaining) | |
| gone(delayed, overdue) | |
| postponed(delayed, overdue, lateness) | |
| snail-like(adjective, slow, slowness, remiss) | |
| behind time(expression, adverb, slow, delayed) | |
| blown(delayed, overdue) | |
| eleventh-hour(delayed, overdue) | |
| flagging(adjective, dull, slow, careless, indifferent) | |
| held up(expression, late, delayed, overdue) | |
| hung up(expression, late, delayed, overdue) | |
| in a bind(expression, idiom, late, delayed) | |
| in the lurch(expression, idiom, delayed, overdue) | |
| jammed(late, delayed, overdue) | |
| last-minute(delayed, overdue) |
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