Dawdle and Speeding up

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Dawdle verb - To move or act slowly.

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Speeding up is an antonym for dawdle.

Nearby Words: dawdling, dawdler

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Dawdle is an antonym for speeding up in topics: hurry, act.

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Speeding up and Dawdle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/speeding_up

Dawdle & Speeding up. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/speeding_up>.

Speeding up or Dawdle. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/speeding_up.

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