slow pokes
Those who dawdle
Slow pokes are people who move or act at an unhurried pace, especially when others are waiting.
The term is mildly teasing rather than harsh: Hurry up, slow pokes!
Often written as one word: slowpokes.
- dawdlerPerson who delays unnecessarily
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- plodderSlow, persistent worker
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- laggardOne falling behind
Sunday driver · slugabed · straggler · loiterer · tortoise · turtle · taking forever · late bloomer · behind the times · procrastinator · slowcoach · lollygagger · dragging feet · drag · slows · saunter · mosey · idler
speed/pace
slow pokesspeedsters
Very quick individuals
speed demons · sprinters · racers · dashers · hustlers
urgency/efficiency
slow pokesgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
dynamos · live wires · eager beavers · hustlers · overachievers