slack
adjective
not tight, taut, firm, or tense;
were slacking
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past progressiveof slack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
Montague had just about made up his mind that one such ride would last him for a lifetime, when he noticed that they were slacking up.
From The Metropolis by Upton Sinclair
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 Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
