Slowness
Nouns
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slowness etc. adj.
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languor etc. (inactivity) Inactivity
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drawl
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creeping etc. v., lentor. retardation
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slackening etc. v.
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delay etc. (lateness) Lateness
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claudication. jog trot, dog trot
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mincing steps
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slow march, slow time. slow goer, slow coach, slow back
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lingerer, loiterer, sluggard, tortoise, snail
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poke [U.S.]
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dawdle etc. (inactive) Inactivity.
Verbs
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move slowly etc. adv.
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creep, crawl, lag, slug, drawl, linger, loiter, saunter
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plod, trudge, stump along, lumber
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trail, drag
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dawdle etc. (be inactive) Inactivity
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grovel, worm one's way, steal along
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job on, rub on, bundle on
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toddle, waddle, wabble, slug, traipse, slouch, shuffle, halt, hobble, limp, caludicate, shamble
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flag, falter, trotter, stagger
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mince, step short
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march in slow time, march in funeral procession
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take one's time
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hang fire etc. (be late) Lateness. retard, relax
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slacken, check, moderate, rein in, curb
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reef
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strike sail, shorten sail, take in sail
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put on the drag, apply the brake
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clip the wings
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reduce the speed
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slacken speed, slacken one's pace
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lose ground.
Adjectives
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slow, slack
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tardy
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dilatory etc. (inactive) Inactivity
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gentle, easy
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leisurely
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deliberate, gradual
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insensible, imperceptible
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glacial, languid, sluggish, slow paced, tardigrade, snail-like
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creeping etc. v.
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reptatorial.
Adverbs
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slowly etc. adj.
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leisurely
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piano, adagio
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largo, larghetto
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at half speed, under easy sail
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at a foots pace, at a snail's pace, at a funeral pace
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in slow time, with mincing steps, with clipped wings
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by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little
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step by step, one step at a time
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inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim
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consecutively.