Dilatory
Dilatory adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call
Lagging and dilatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lagging" instead an adjective "Dilatory".
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Lagging and Dilatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/lagging
Dilatory & Lagging. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/lagging>.
Lagging or Dilatory. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dilatory/lagging.
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