Lagging and Scudding

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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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Scudding is an antonym for lagging.

Nearby Words: lag, lagged

Scudding noun - The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).

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Lagging is an antonym for scudding.

Nearby Word: scudded

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

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