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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held up |
| Synonyms: | deferred, late, postponed, put off, slowed |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from earlier time |
| Synonyms: | delayed, elapsed, former, overdue, past, previous |
| Antonyms: | future |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow in growth |
| Synonyms: | arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
| Antonyms: | developing, fast, intelligent, smart |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in debt; late |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, belated, delayed, dilatory, have to play catch up, in arrears, laggard, overdue, slow, sluggish, tardy |
| Antonyms: | paid |
| Main Entry: | belated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, slow |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, delayed, long-delayed, overdue, remiss, tardy, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctual, timely |
| Main Entry: | deferred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | put off till a later time |
| Synonyms: | adjourned, assessed, charged, delayed, funded, held up, in waiting, indebted, negotiated, on hold, on the shelf, pigeonholed, postponed, prolonged, protracted, remanded, renegotiated, retarded, scrubbed, stalled, staved off, temporized |
| Antonyms: | advanced, forwarded, furthered, hastened, hurried |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | leisurely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, unhurried |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, delayed, deliberate, dilatory, easy, free, gentle, laggard, laid-back*, languid, lax, lazy, relaxed, restful, slack, slackened, slow, slow-moving, unhasty |
| Notes: | leisured means free from duties or responsibilities, while leisurely means in an unhurried or relaxed manner |
| Antonyms: | hectic, hurried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interminable, excessive in length |
| Synonyms: | boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-drawn-out, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, without end, wordy |
| Antonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short |
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