4
procrastinating(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, slow)
4
remiss(adjective, dull, slow, careless, thoughtless)
4
unready(adjective, dull, careless, indifferent, idle)
3
crawling(adjective, slow)
3
dillydallying(adjective, slow)
3
held up(expression, adjective, unsettled, late, delayed)
3
hung up(expression, adjective, unsettled, late, delayed)
3
idle(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, careless)
3
in a bind(expression, adjective, idiom, late, delayed)
3
inconvenient(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary, untimely)
3
inert(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy)
3
inopportune(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary, untimely)
3
jammed(adjective, unsettled, late, delayed, overdue)
3
listless
3
long(adjective, slow, boring, tedious, late)
3
mistimed(adjective, untimely)
3
past due
3
phlegmatic
3
pokey(adjective, slow)
3
poking(adjective, slow)
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