3
postponed(late, delayed, overdue, lateness)
3
slow-going(adjective, slow, fast, remiss, unoccupied)
3
slow-paced(adjective, slow, fast, remiss, unoccupied)
2
culpable
2
dead(dull, late, behind)
2
deferred(late, delayed)
2
delaying(slow, late, remiss, procrastinating)
2
easy(adjective, slowness)
2
glacial
2
impeded(adjective, dull, low, late, behind)
2
in abeyance(expression, idiom, lateness)
2
inauspicious(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary, untimely)
2
inexpedient(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary, untimely)
2
infelicitous(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary, untimely)
2
insensible
2
last-minute(delayed, overdue)
2
later
2
long-drawn-out(adjective, dull, low, slow, boring)
2
moderate(adjective, dull, quiet, easy, low)
2
moratory(slow, late, remiss, unoccupied, procrastinating)
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