Synonyms and antonyms of To do something slowly in British Thesaurus

delay (verb)

to deliberately take a long time to do something

dawdle (verb)

to go somewhere, or to do something, so slowly that people become annoyed with you

potter (verb)

British to do things in a slow and enjoyable way

dally (verb)

old-fashioned to be very slow in doing something

drag your feet/heels ()

to do something very slowly because you do not really want to do it

make a meal of something ()

to take more time or care than is necessary when you are doing something

putter (verb)

Americaninformal to potter

slow off the mark/blocks ()

not reacting quickly to take advantage of a situation