| Main Entry: | lag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move slowly; delay |
Synonyms: |
be behind, dally, dawdle, decrease, dillydally, diminish, drag, drag one's feet, ebb, fail, fall off, falter, flag, get no place fast, hang back, hobble, idle, inch, inch along, jelly, limp, linger, loiter, lose strength, lounge, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, retard, saunter, shuffle, slacken, slouch, slow, slow up, stagger, stay, straggle, tail, tarry, tool, trail, trudge, wane |
Antonyms: |
run, rush |
| Main Entry: | lagging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | backward |
Synonyms: |
arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid*, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
| Main Entry: | crawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move very slowly |
Synonyms: |
clamber, creep, drag, drag oneself along, go on all fours, go on belly, grovel, hang back, inch, lag, loiter along, lollygag, move at snail's pace, move on hands and knees, plod, poke, pull oneself along, scrabble, slide, slither, squirm, worm, wriggle, writhe |
| Main Entry: | dally |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dawdle, delay |
Synonyms: |
boondoggle, drag, fool around, fool with, fritter away, hang about, horse around, idle, jerk off, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag, play around, play games with, procrastinate, put off, putter, tarry, trail, trifle with, waste time, while away |
Antonyms: |
hasten, hurry, push, rush |
| Main Entry: | dawdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay; waste time |
Synonyms: |
amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally, drag, fool around, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off, hang around, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey, poke*, procrastinate, put off, saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, trifle, wait, warm a chair |
Antonyms: |
forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause stop in action |
Synonyms: |
adjourn, arrest, bar, bide time, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, gain time, hamper, hold, hold over, impede, inhibit, interfere, intermit, keep, keep back, lag, lay over, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, put off, remand, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold |
| Notes: | various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person |
Antonyms: |
advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | drag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move very slowly |
Synonyms: |
be delayed, be quiescent, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle*, delay, encounter difficulty, hang*, inch, lag, lag behind, limp along, linger, loiter, mark time, poke*, procrastinate, put off*, sag, shamble, shuffle, slow down, stagnate, straggle, tarry, trail behind, traipse |
Antonyms: |
rush |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
Synonyms: |
backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
Antonyms: |
early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | lazy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inactive, sluggish |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, asleep on the job, careless, comatose, dallying, dilatory, drowsy, dull, flagging, idle, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, languid, languorous, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, neglectful, out of it, passive, procrastinating, remiss, shiftless, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, slow-moving, snoozy, somnolent, supine, tardy, tired, torpid, trifling, unconcerned, unenergetic, unindustrious, unpersevering, unready, weary |
Antonyms: |
active, diligent, energetic, hard-working, industrious, lively |
| Main Entry: | limp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk with faltering step |
Synonyms: |
clump, dodder, falter, flag, gimp, halt, hitch, hobble, hop, lag, scuff, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waddle, walk lamely |