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limp along

VERB

drag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crawl creep hang shuffle

STRONG

dally dawdle delay inch lag linger loiter poke procrastinate sag shamble stagnate straggle tarry traipse

WEAK

be delayed be quiescent encounter difficulty lag behind mark time put off slow down trail behind

Antonyms

STRONG

advance finish go hasten hurry push run rush speed

Example Sentences

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The rest will limp along, pretending they didn’t see it coming.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s harder for folks who can work remotely to justify using a sick day, because technology makes it so easy to limp along through our tasks when we should be resting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, another low-polling candidate, remains in the race but will face pressure to depart or limp along.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Paul Martin, UK head of retail at KPMG, said retail sales were continuing to "limp along".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

By the end of the next day, he had to limp along one-legged with an arm around Gendry, and now he couldn't even do that.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

limp along

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