slowcoaches

Those who dawdle

Slowcoaches is the plural of slowcoach, British slang for a person who moves, works, or thinks slowly.

It carries mild impatience or affectionate teasing: Come on, slowcoaches, we'll miss the train!

The American equivalent is slowpoke.

synonyms

laggards

Those who trail behind

loiterers · procrastinators · lollygaggers · foot-draggers · snails · tortoises · plodders · crawlers · laggers · trailers

leisurely

ambling

Walking without urgency

moseying · unhurried · languid · laid-back · easygoing · relaxed · gentle · dawdling · rambling · loafing

frustration

exasperation

Intense weary annoyance

obstacle · hindrance · annoyance · inefficiency · gridlock · drag · tedium · time-wasting · hold-up · delay

Opposites
speed/pace of action

slowcoachesspeedsters

Very quick individuals

speed demons · sprinters · go-getters · racers · whippets

urgency/drive

slowcoachesgo-getters

Ambitiously proactive people

hustlers · eager beavers · dynamos · live wires · high-flyers

Family

slowcoach

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