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dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke

n. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

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laggard, dilatory

adj. inclined to waste time and lag behind

dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey

adj. wasting time

sluggish, sulky

adj. moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"

dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey

adj. wasting time

laggard, dilatory

adj. inclined to waste time and lag behind

lackadaisical

adj. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; "she was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical"; "a...lackadaisical, spiritless young man-about-town"- P.G.Wodehouse

negligent

adj. characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss

adj. failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy

adj. disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

behindhand

adj. behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"

belated, late, tardy

adj. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

last-minute

adj. just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute arrangements"

behind time

adj. (of timepieces) registering earlier than what is correct

bumper-to-bumper

adj. used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"

dragging

adj. marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"

drawn-out

adj. (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels

lazy

adj. moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"

long-play, long-playing

adj. (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records

sluggish, sulky

adj. moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"

slow-moving

adj. moving slowly; "slow-moving cars"

immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway

adj. performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

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