as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway
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as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
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Recent Examples of laggard
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022
However, the American pandemic response has also been faulted for an at times laggard pace at tracking and analyzing the spread of the virus compared to its counterparts abroad.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022
Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Dickson highlighted improvement in Banana Republic, which had long been a laggard for the company.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022
However, the American pandemic response has also been faulted for an at times laggard pace at tracking and analyzing the spread of the virus compared to its counterparts abroad.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022
Noun
Paramount+, long dismissed as a laggard, is suddenly back in the fight.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Dickson highlighted improvement in Banana Republic, which had long been a laggard for the company.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggard
Adjective
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Bring along family or friends to enjoy a leisurely walk, trip to your local cider mill, adventurous hike or a picnic.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With plates this inventive, brunch at Etch is less a leisurely pause and more an invitation to explore bold, boundary-crossing flavors.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Millions of gastropods, like snails and mollusks from various species, died suddenly in Inle Lake.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the snail bodies have been painted gold.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Biden, who ended his bid for a second White House term 107 days before last year's election, has been relatively slow to move on presidential library planning compared with most of his recent predecessors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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With Parkinson’s, doctors implant electrodes in the brain that produce electrical impulses to disrupt the abnormal signals that cause tremors, stiffness and slow movement.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Inventory And Demand Forecasting Forecasting has traditionally been a mix of guesswork and lagging indicators.—
Albert Lie,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Despite a sluggish offensive start, leaky coverage in the secondary and a failure to consistently pressure Justin Herbert, the Chiefs had a chance to steal the game from the Chargers in Brazil on Friday night.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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But progress remains sluggish overall, especially in major markets like Japan and Hong Kong.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Laggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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