- dilatory, laggard - inclined to waste time and lag behind
Antonym: punctual (indirect, via unpunctual)
- dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey - wasting time
Antonym: fast (indirect, via slow)
- fabian, dilatory - using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
Antonym: incautious (indirect, via cautious)