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nation-state

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

p/drag%20one%27s%20feet'>drag one's feet (also drag one's heels) drop behind fall behind hang fire mark time take one's time

Near Antonyms

bowl breeze dart hump hurtle hustle scramble stampede

gallop jog run sprint trot

accelerate quicken speed (up)

catch up fast-forward outpace outrun outstrip overtake

Antonyms

barrel bolt career course dash fly hasten hotfoot (it) hurry race rip rocket run rush scoot scud scurry speed tear whirl whisk whiz (or whizz) zip

to be copiously supplied //something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters

Synonyms

abound brim bristle bulge burst bustle buzz hum overflow pullulate swarm teem

Near Antonyms

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

as in delay, slowdown
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

delay slowdown stoppage
congestion traffic
gridlock lock
tangle
drag one's feet (also drag one's heels) drop behind fall behind hang fire mark time take one's time
Near Antonyms

bowl breeze dart hump hurtle hustle scramble stampede
gallop jog run sprint trot
accelerate quicken speed (up)
catch up fast-forward outpace outrun outstrip overtake
Antonyms

barrel bolt career course dash fly hasten hotfoot (it) hurry race rip rocket run rush scoot scud scurry speed tear whirl whisk whiz (or whizz) zip
to be copiously supplied //something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters
Synonyms

abound brim bristle bulge burst bustle buzz hum overflow pullulate swarm teem
Near Antonyms

lack need want

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

as in delay, slowdown
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

delay slowdown stoppage
congestion traffic
gridlock lock
tangle