Lagging and Quickened

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

Usage example: the lagging pace of work on the project was worrisome

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Quickened is an antonym for lagging.

Nearby Words: lag, lagged

Definitions of Lagging not found.

Lagging is an antonym for quickened.

Nearby Words: quicken, quickening

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Quickened and Lagging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lagging/quickened

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