dawdle

English Thesaurus

1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	follow,
definition	:	to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail,
definition	:	to lag or linger behind (verb.motion)

2. waste time (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	act, behave, do,
definition	:	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body)

3. take one's time; proceed slowly (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	move,
definition	:	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

4. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lag, retardation, slowdown,
definition	:	the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

5. waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dalliance, dawdling, trifling,
definition	:	the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

6. take one's time; proceed slowly (verb.motion)

antonym	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

also	:	dwell on, linger over,
definition	:	delay (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

7. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lag, retardation, slowdown,
definition	:	the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun.act)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

8. waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dalliance, dawdling, trifling,
definition	:	the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

9. take one's time; proceed slowly (verb.motion)

antonym	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

also	:	dwell on, linger over,
definition	:	delay (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)