3
long-winded(slow, boring, tedious, late, rambling)
3
procrastination(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
3
trudging(verb, adjective, slow, slowing)
3
vacillating(verb, procrastinating)
2
backward(adjective, dull, moderate, low, slow)
2
dalliance
2
delay(noun, check, stay, hindrance, obstacle)
2
dilly-dallying(noun, verb, dawdling, procrastination, procrastinating)
2
dragged out(expression, protracted)
2
drawn-out(adjective, great, slow, boring, high)
2
expanded(adjective, great, deep, high, remote)
2
hesitate
2
inactive(dull, late, behind)
2
lag(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
2
late(adjective, dull, low, slow, boring)
2
lax(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
2
lazy(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
2
lengthened(adjective, great, deep, high, remote)
2
loafing
2
long-lived(adjective, persistent, lasting, remaining)
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