laggingly
At a crawl
Laggingly describes doing something in a slow, sluggish, or delayed manner, falling behind an expected pace.
It characterizes movement or progress that trails others or fails to keep up: The economy recovered only laggingly after the recession.
The adverb is rarely used, with forms like *slowly* or *sluggishly* more common in everyday speech.
Leisurely time-wasting
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- torpidlyIn a dormant manner
languidly · lumbering · creeping · shuffling · trudging · inching · dragging · trailing
After the expected time
- belatedlyAfter the expected time
- behind scheduleNot on time
- overduePast expected arrival
- lateNot on time
postponed · deferred · stalled · held up · set back · slipping · falling behind · trailing behind
With uncertain manner
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
- unenthusiasticallyWithout eagerness or interest
resistantly · foot-dragging · dragging feet · procrastinating · stalling · dallying · tarrying · lingering
dawdling
Leisurely time-wasting
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
torpidly · languidly · lumbering · creeping · shuffling · trudging · inching · dragging · trailing · poking
tardily
After the expected time
- belatedlyAfter the expected time
- behind scheduleNot on time
- overduePast expected arrival
late · postponed · deferred · stalled · held up · set back · slipping · falling behind · trailing behind · running late
hesitantly
With uncertain manner
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
unenthusiastically · resistantly · foot-dragging · dragging feet · procrastinating · stalling · dallying · tarrying · lingering · loitering
lagginglyeagerly
With keen enthusiasm
readily · enthusiastically · keenly · promptly · energetically