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
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The study finds the performance gap between AI leaders and laggards is widening fast, primarily driven by the rise of agentic AI.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 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
Economies that embed decarbonization into their growth models are becoming magnets for investment; laggards are already seeing their cost of capital rise.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The study finds the performance gap between AI leaders and laggards is widening fast, primarily driven by the rise of agentic AI.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggard
Adjective
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This was true, though on that particular visit the pain had to do mostly with the need to take the children to play areas buzzing with sounds and lights, with not having any leisurely meals or time to wander.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Michigan residents and fall color enthusiasts have many ways to take in the rich fall tapestry across Michigan, among them several steam trains excursions that provide a leisurely trip cross country to view the leaves.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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CosRx’s bestselling snail mucin sheet masks are perfect for those in need of a dose of hydration.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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The gastropods, which are similar to snails, are generally more plentiful on the beaches.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Losing is so deeply ingrained in the fabric of this franchise that every slow start has the potential to snowball.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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His administration has seen some success; inflation in Argentina eased this year to the slowest monthly pace in more than four years.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Layer on infrastructure costs, amortization, new storage mandates, refinery retrofits for changing crude blends and the lagging effects of the LCFS credit.—
Michael Mische,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Due to the sluggish start to the season and the Tigers' College Football Playoff hopes hanging on by a thread, rumors have started coming out about Swinney's future.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trumbull and Stambor both mentioned that the refresh isn’t because of sluggish sales.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Laggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggard. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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