decelerated

• arrested
• baffled
• bottlenecked
• braked
• checked
• constrained
• curbed
• encumbered
• foiled
• frustrated
• halted
• hampered
• handicapped
• held back
• held up
• hindered
• hobbled
• impeded
• inhibited
• obstructed
• reined
• restrained
• retarded
• sabotaged
• set back
• slackened
• slowed
• stopped
• thwarted
• tied up

• accelerated
• advanced
• aided
• dispatched
• drove
• eased
• encouraged
• expedited
• facilitated
• forwarded
• furthered
• goaded
• hastened
• helped
• hurried
• propelled
• pushed
• quickened
• rushed
• spurred
• stepped up
• stirred
• urged

• verb
  1. To reduce the velocity of something.
  2. To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.
  3. To go slower.

• The car decelerated as it approached the traffic light.
• After the announcement, the pace of work decelerated significantly.
• The plane decelerated smoothly as it touched down on the runway.
• The athlete decelerated to avoid injury as he neared the finish line.
• The economy decelerated after several months of rapid growth.

dallied

• aestivated
• ambled
• amused
• be insincere with
• boondoggle
• bummed
• carry on
• cavorted
• chilled
• coquetted
• cosset
• courted
• crawled
• crept
• dabbled
• dawdled
• decelerated
• delayed
• delighted
• diddled
• dillydallied
• disported
• diverted
• dozed
• drag
• dragged
• droned
• dropped behind
• eased
• entertained
• estivated
• fell behind
• filibustered
• flirted
• fool around
• fool with
• fooled
• fooled around
• footled
• frisked
• fritter away
• frivol
• frivoled
• frivolled
• frolic
• frolicked
• furloughed
• gambol
• gamboled
• gambolled
• goldbricked
• hang about
• hanged
• have a fling
• hibernated
• horse around
• hung
• hung about
• hung fire
• idle
• idled
• inched
• jerk off
• jested
• joked
• joshed
• kicked around
• kicked back
• kidded
• killed time
• lag
• lagged
• lallygagged
• lazed
• lazied
• lead on
• led on
• linger
• lingered
• loafed
• loiter
• loitered
• lolled
• lollygag
• lollygagged
• lounged
• lumbered
• malingered
• manipulated
• marked time
• mashed
• messed
• messed around
• monkeyed
• moped
• moseyed
• mucked
• piddled
• play around
• play games with
• played
• pleased
• plodded
• poked
• procrastinate
• procrastinated
• put off
• put on
• putter
• razzed
• recreated
• relaxed
• rested
• ribbed
• rollick
• rollicked
• romp
• romped
• sauntered
• screwed around
• shilly-shallied
• shuffled
• skylarked
• sported
• staggered
• stalled
• strolled
• strung along
• swanned
• tamper
• tarried
• tarry
• teased
• temporized
• toyed
• trail
• trifle with
• trifled
• truanted
• vamped
• vegged out
• wanton
• waste time
• while away
• wooed

dawdled

• aestivated
• amble
• ambled
• bum around
• bummed
• chilled
• crawled
• crept
• dallied
• dally
• decelerated
• delayed
• diddle-daddle
• diddled
• dilly-dally
• dillydallied
• dozed
• drag
• dragged
• droned
• dropped behind
• eased
• estivated
• fell behind
• filibustered
• fool around
• fooled
• fooled around
• footled
• fritter away
• furloughed
• get no place fast
• goldbricked
• goof off
• hang around
• hang out
• hibernated
• hung about
• hung fire
• idle
• idled
• inched
• kicked around
• kicked back
• killed time
• lag
• lagged
• lallygagged
• laze
• lazed
• lazied
• lazy
• lingered
• loaf
• loafed
• loiter
• loitered
• loll
• lolled
• lollygagged
• lounge
• lounged
• lumbered
• malingered
• marked time
• messed
• messed around
• monkeyed
• moped
• mosey
• moseyed
• mucked
• piddled
• played
• plodded
• poke
• poked
• procrastinate
• procrastinated
• put off
• relaxed
• rested
• saunter
• sauntered
• scrounge around
• shilly-shallied
• shlep along
• shuffled
• sit around
• staggered
• stalled
• stay
• stroll
• strolled
• swanned
• tarried
• tarry
• temporized
• toddle
• trifle
• trifled
• truanted
• vegged out
• wait
• warm a chair

fallen behind

• ambled
• crawled
• crept
• dallied
• dawdled
• decelerated
• delayed
• diddled
• dillydallied
• dragged
• dropped behind
• eased
• filibustered
• fooled around
• hung fire
• idled
• inched
• lagged
• lallygagged
• lingered
• loafed
• loitered
• lolled
• lollygagged
• lounged
• lumbered
• marked time
• messed around
• moped
• played
• plodded
• poked
• procrastinated
• sauntered
• shilly-shallied
• shuffled
• staggered
• stalled
• strolled
• tarried
• temporized
• trifled

lagged

• ambled
• be behind
• broke down
• crawled
• crept
• dallied
• dally
• dawdle
• dawdled
• decayed
• decelerated
• decrease
• degenerated
• delayed
• deteriorated
• diddled
• dillydallied
• dillydally
• diminish
• drag
• dragged
• drooped
• dropped behind
• eased
• ebb
• emaciated
• faded
• fail
• failed
• fall off
• falter
• fell behind
• filibustered
• flag
• flagged
• fooled around
• get no place fast
• hang back
• hobble
• hung fire
• idle
• idled
• inch
• inch along
• inched
• jelly
• lallygagged
• languished
• limp
• linger
• lingered
• loafed
• loiter
• loitered
• lolled
• lollygagged
• lose strength
• lounge
• lounged
• lumbered
• marked time
• messed around
• moped
• played
• plod
• plodded
• poke
• poked
• procrastinate
• procrastinated
• put off
• ran down
• retard
• rotted
• sagged
• sank
• saunter
• sauntered
• shilly-shallied
• shuffle
• shuffled
• slacken
• slouch
• slow
• slow up
• stagger
• staggered
• stalled
• stay
• straggle
• strolled
• sunk
• tail
• tarried
• tarry
• temporized
• tool
• trail
• trifled
• trudge
• wane
• weakened
• went
• wilted
• withered
• wore out
• yielded

lallygagged

• ambled
• crawled
• crept
• dallied
• dawdled
• decelerated
• delayed
• diddled
• dillydallied
• dragged
• dropped behind
• eased
• fell behind
• filibustered
• fooled around
• hung fire
• idled
• inched
• lagged
• lingered
• loafed
• loitered
• lolled
• lounged
• lumbered
• marked time
• messed around
• moped
• played
• plodded
• poked
• procrastinated
• sauntered
• shilly-shallied
• shuffled
• staggered
• stalled
• strolled
• tarried
• temporized
• trifled

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