poking along (verb) trail: lag behind, follow
Sinonime: altercate,
argue, battle, bicker, brawl, clash,
combat,
conflict, cross swords, dispute, do battle,
engage, feud, go to war, grapple, mix it up, quarrel, scrap, scuffle, spar, struggle, tussle, wage war, war, wrangle, wrestle
Antonime: lead