laggard

lag·gard

L0017800 (lăg′ərd)n. One that lags; a straggler.adj. Slow or delayed in action. See Synonyms at slow.

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lag′gard·ly adv.lag′gard·ness n.

laggard

(ˈlæɡəd) n1. a person who lags behind2. a dawdler or straggleradjrare sluggish, slow, or dawdling ˈlaggardly adv ˈlaggardness n

lag•gard

(ˈlæg ərd)

n. 1. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer. adj. 2. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish. [1695–1705; lag¹ + -ard] lag′gard•ly, adj., adv. lag′gard•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laggard - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behinddawdler, lagger, trailer, poke, dronedo-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"lingerer, loiterer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a placeslowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"potterer, putterer - a person who putters aboutstraggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
Adj.	1.	laggard - wasting timedilatory, pokey, pokyslow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

laggard

noun straggler, lounger, lingerer, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), snail, saunterer, loafer, loiterer, dawdler, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, slowcoach (Brit. informal), sluggard, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), slowpoke (U.S. & Canad. informal) a reputation as a technological laggard in the personal-computer area

laggard

nounOne that lags:dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, poke, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier.Informal: slowpoke.adjectiveProceeding at a rate less than usual or desired:dilatory, slow, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy.Informal: poky.Idiom: slow as molasses in January.

Translations

ritardatario