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
Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
Their laggard approach toward data can be attributed to a host of factors.
—Deepak Mittal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
This was around the same level of growth as that of the Americas, which generally do not have major demographic laggards, but also lack any especially fast growers.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The sector is currently booming, and massive funding announcements are a common occurrence, a testament to the fact that the laggard construction industry has finally woken up to the need to innovate.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
Their laggard approach toward data can be attributed to a host of factors.
—Deepak Mittal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
Noun
For now, however, the hassles of using passkeys, coupled with their diminished security created by the presence of fallbacks, means no one should feel like a technophobe or laggard for sticking with their passwords.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
This was around the same level of growth as that of the Americas, which generally do not have major demographic laggards, but also lack any especially fast growers.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggard
Adjective
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Nearby, pedestrians take leisurely strolls along the Wrigley Greenbelt and bike riders zip across the L.A. River trail overhead.—
Laura Anaya-Morga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Certainly, my films aren’t for little kids, although with this film, at so many screenings, when the lights come up, the whole front row is little kids with snail hats on.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, several snail species thought to be lost were rediscovered, underscoring the transformative impact of removing invasive species.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Now that era is over, the pendulum is starting a slow swing back toward maximalism.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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The fires have highlighted the slow disaster of the region’s aridification — and the challenges even the most committed environmentalist politicians face amid climate change.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Homebuyers continued to wait for mortgage rates to drop last year and sellers, especially condo owners, waited for buyers to show up in a meaningful way during what was another sluggish year for the state’s housing market, according to a monthly update from the Colorado Association of Realtors.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2025
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The production, directed by Mina Morita, renders the play in solid, if slightly sluggish, fashion.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Laggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggard. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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