Creeping
Creeping adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade
Stalling and creeping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stalling" instead an adjective "Creeping".
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Stalling and Creeping. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/creeping/stalling
Creeping & Stalling. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/creeping/stalling>.
Stalling or Creeping. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/creeping/stalling.
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