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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

"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

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