10
slow(adjective, dull, careless, indifferent, deliberate)
9
laggard(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
7
dilatory(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
7
lingering(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy)
6
dallying(verb, adjective, dull, slow, careless)
6
dawdling(verb, adjective)
6
delaying(verb, slow, remiss, tardy)
6
dragging(slow, remiss, tardy)
5
lag
5
lazy(adjective, slow, idle, sluggish, dubious)
5
loitering(verb, slow, remiss, tardy)
5
sluggish(adjective, dull, slow, idle, lazy)
5
tarrying(verb, slow, remiss, tardy)
4
backward(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy, precede)
4
crawling(verb, adjective)
4
delay
4
delayed(adjective, backward, tardy, overdue, underdeveloped)
4
lackadaisical(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, dubious)
4
late(adjective, time, slow, backward, remiss)
4
lax(adjective, slow, remiss, tardy)
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