as in slowly
at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected
some students laggardly wandered in to class, obviously dreading the upcoming quiz
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slowly
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In practice, those decisions often get revisited in every meeting, slowly drifting until the calendar forces the club to commit.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026 -
But slowly over that first season—and then dozens more, as the show became the most influential reality show in the history of TV—the game took center stage.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“Laggardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggardly. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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