gotten off a technicality (verb) cop a plea: plead guilty for a lesser sentence
Sinonime: backward, behindhand,
belated,
conservative,
dead, delayed, detained,
dilatory,
down, draggy,
dull,
gradual, hindered, impeded,
inactive, lingering, long-delayed, long-drawn-out,
low,
moderate,
off, overdue,
prolonged, protracted,
reduced,
slack,
sleepy,
sluggish,
stagnant,
stiff,
tame, tardy,
tedious, time-consuming, uneventful, unproductive, unprogressive, unpunctual
Antonime: on cue, on time,
ready, waiting