| pottering(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness) | |
| puttering | |
| remiss(slow, late, tardy, procrastinating) | |
| retarded(adjective, slow, late, delayed, overdue) | |
| retarding(verb, slowing) | |
| shilly-shallying | |
| slack(slow, late, remiss, tardy, delayed) | |
| slowness(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, slowness) | |
| sluggishness(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, slowness) | |
| stay(noun, check, delay, wait, hindrance) | |
| tardy(adjective, slow, late, remiss, delayed) | |
| time-wasting(noun, adjective, slow, inactivity, slack) | |
| adjournment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| ambling | |
| ambushing | |
| behindhand(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy) | |
| bind(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| bushwhacking | |
| check(noun, delay, stay, wait, hindrance) | |
| continuing |
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