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adjective

ˈla-gərd How to pronounce laggard (audio)
Definition of laggardnext
as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway

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noun

as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike

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Recent Examples of laggard
Adjective
These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022 However, the American pandemic response has also been faulted for an at times laggard pace at tracking and analyzing the spread of the virus compared to its counterparts abroad. — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022
Noun
Clear rules can help achieve that by leveling the playing field between sustainability leaders and laggards, MacGilp said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The company, long seen as an AI laggard, launched its personal AI agent Muse earlier this month. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laggard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laggard
  1. leisurely
  2. snail
  3. slow
  4. lagging
  5. sluggish
Adjective
  • Guests also have access to a sunny terrace and a shared pool, ideal for leisurely afternoons.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But for me the wow factor started weeks out with a leisurely but extremely detailed call with a kindly staffer who took down all of our details.
    — Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of leisurely
Noun
  • The serum has a lightweight, salmon-pink gel texture that goes on clear, with a slightly slippery consistency that reminds me of snail mucin.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Holed up in her brutalist home in the Swiss alps with her pet snails, she is approached by a handsome young publisher from New York (Alden Ehrenreich) with the impossible task of convincing her to write another book in her Ripley series.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of snail
Adjective
  • The course of Alzheimer’s disease is slightly slower than that of Lewy body dementia, according to Vossel.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The team found that slower charging helped create more uniform, inorganic-rich protective layers, which are important for maintaining stable battery performance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • Every initiative should identify its operational leading indicator, financial lagging indicator, value owner and realization mechanism.
    — Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Just last month, Microsoft began layoffs of 20% of its Xbox employees as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lagging
Adjective
  • That policy would mean pressing the brakes harder on the economy -- risking sluggish growth and job cuts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Now that he’s strayed out of his comfort zone, Skino comes across sluggish and barren.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Laggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laggard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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