遅々・遅遅|ちちchichi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. taru-adjective, adverb (with と)slow; lagging; tardy
   その国民こくみんの社会しゃかい生活せいかつに関かんする限かぎりでは、進歩しんぽは実じつに遅々ちちたるものである。↗

   Progress has been very slow indeed, so far as the social life of the people is concerned.

• SynonymのろのろCasualSluggish movement or slow progress, as in 「のろのろ運転」; colloquial, often tinged with impatience.
• Related徐々にじょじょにNeutralAdverb for gradual, step-by-step change, as in 「徐々に回復」. Neutral in tone, while 「遅々」 carries a sense of frustration that progress is too slow.
• RelatedぐずぐずCasualDawdling and hesitating; can also mean grumbling. Colloquial and blaming, used when someone won't get moving.
• RelatedゆっくりNeutralSlowly and without hurry; neutral and the most broadly useful of this group, often with a relaxed, leisurely feel.
• RelatedジワジワCasualSlow but sure progress, or liquid slowly seeping; stresses closing in bit by bit. Colloquial.
• Related徐々じょじょNeutralCovers slowness, and also composure in one's bearing; mostly seen as 「徐々に」 rather than alone.
• RelatedゆるりWrittenUnhurried and leisurely, as in 「ごゆるりと」; a polite, old-fashioned word belonging to written/formal prose.
• RelatedじんわりCasualSweat or tears slowly welling up, or a warmth gently spreading, as in 「じんわり温まる」; has a mild, gentle feel. Colloquial.
• RelatedのそのそCasualSlow, clumsy movement, like a bear lumbering along; stresses physical heaviness. Colloquial.
• RelatedもたもたCasualSluggish, inefficient movement; dawdling over a task. Colloquial, stressing low efficiency.
• Related緩徐かんじょWrittenSlow, gentle, steady movement; in music, a slow tempo. A written/formal word, used fairly rarely.
• RelatedのそりCasualA slow, sluggish movement; colloquial, mostly as 「のそりと」.
• RelatedのっそりCasualMoving slowly or standing stolidly; stresses a heavy, lumbering look. Colloquial.
• Antonym早々そうそうNeutralAntonym: 'just after ...' or hurriedly, promptly; the opposite of 「遅々」's slow progress.
• Antonym迅速じんそくNeutralAntonym: quick, rapid, speedy; the opposite of the slowness of 「遅々」.

Use 「遅々」 for slow progress, typically in 「遅々として進まない」 or 「遅々たる歩み」. For gradual change say 「徐々に」, for unhurried slowness 「ゆっくり」, and for dawdling 「もたもた」. The main antonym is 「迅速」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 進行しんこうするのが遅おそいこと。遅滞ちたい。
2. 一いち日にちが長ながく、のどかであること。
3. 進行しんこうが遅おそいさま。