6
retarded(adjective, late, delayed, overdue)
6
slothful(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
5
behind(adjective, adverb, dull, low, slow)
5
dawdling(adjective, slow, late, delayed, overdue)
5
dragging(adjective, slow, boring, tedious, late)
5
inactive(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, late)
5
lackadaisical(dull, slow, careless, sluggish, lazy)
5
lagging(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
5
lazy(adjective, slow, careless, sluggish, late)
5
lingering(adjective, dull, low, slow, boring)
5
unhurried(adjective, slow, late, leisurely, remiss)
4
behind time(expression, idiom, adverb, slow, late)
4
creeping
4
dallying(adjective, dull, slow, careless, indifferent)
4
detained(adjective, dull, low, late, behind)
4
dull(adjective, low, careless, indifferent, idle)
4
gradual(adjective, dull, quiet, moderate, easy)
4
latish
4
lethargic(dull, idle, sluggish, lazy, inactive)
4
poky(adjective, slow, informal, fast)
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