16
dawdling(noun, verb, adjective, check, delay)
13
delaying(verb, adjective, delay, slow, wait)
13
lingering(noun, verb, adjective, check, delay)
9
delay(noun, check, stay, wait, hindrance)
8
slow(adjective, slow, late, lazy, unhurried)
6
dragging(verb, adjective, slow, remiss, tardy)
6
lag(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
6
procrastination(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
6
tarrying(noun, verb, adjective, check, delay)
5
crawling(verb, adjective, slow, slowing)
5
dallying(verb, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
5
idling
5
lagging(verb, slow, remiss, tardy)
5
loafing(noun, verb, delay, inactivity, lethargy)
5
plodding(noun, verb, adjective, slow, slowness)
5
sluggish(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
4
dilatory(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
4
hesitation
4
lounging
3
backward(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
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