Dawdling and Overdue

Dawdling

Dawdling adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Overdue and dawdling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overdue" instead an adjective "Dawdling".

Nearby Words: dawdle, dawdled, dawdler

Overdue

Overdue adjective - Not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines

Dawdling and overdue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dawdling" instead an adjective "Overdue".
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