clock-watchers

noun

plural of clock-watcher
as in shirkers

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  1. slackers
  2. stragglers
  3. lingerers
  4. slowpokes
  5. laggards
  6. snails
  7. crawlers
Noun
  • Each, in their way, is ambitious — no room for slackers here!
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Presumably, future episodes will continue to offer various one-off installments set in the show’s original status quo, when Mordecai and Rigby were just young slackers trying to avoid work.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Definition of slackers
Noun
  • There’s growing evidence, however, that some Tequesta stragglers may have stayed behind, or that some eventually returned from Cuba, joining other indigenous people in Florida.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Definition of stragglers
Noun
  • Nakamura designs for lingerers.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of lingerers
Noun
  • Instead, the problem is that these slowpokes haven’t been nearly as efficient.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Much of the drama is undermined by the odd choice to have the characters explain exactly what is happening (presumably for the slowpokes in the back).
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of slowpokes
Noun
  • Rotation from leaders into laggards is becoming more apparent in the market, and low-volatility stocks are among those that are benefiting.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • By the time the laggards begin, that gap may be categorical rather than incremental.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of laggards
Noun
  • Coffee grounds are also often used to deter slugs and snails, reduce weeds without chemicals, and even repel neighborhood strays.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • Slugs and Snails Slugs and snails feed at night on damp areas of your tomato plant, chewing holes in leaves and fruit.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • The distinction matters because some crawlers serve multiple purposes simultaneously.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • That’s because it’s built to travel on roadways and bike lanes, leaving its fellow sidewalk crawlers in the dust.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026
Definition of crawlers
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