were slacking
- past progressive of slack.
Example Sentences
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All were given Hudl.com accounts and Lee, with a management feature that allows him to see how much time players have spent on the platform, knew when his players were slacking.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2020
The men of the office, including host Aymann Ismail, were slacking.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2019
But it seems people were slacking at Yahoo.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2013
Rose Ellen, who was as smooth as baked custard, and who had a—the wheels were slacking; the steady beat of the horses' feet stopped; the stage had paused at the Widow Mellen's door.
From "Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
"How do you like Criterion's paces?" he said, after they had entered the park and were slacking from a canter to a walk.
From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George
