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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

のろのろする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Mimetic adverb describing slow, sluggish movement or progress. Often used with と or する.

のろのろ(と)歩あるくto walk slowly/sluggishly
おじいさんはのろのろと歩あるいていた。
The old man was walking along sluggishly.
のろのろ運うん転てんbumper-to-bumper/crawling traffic (slow driving)
高こう速そく道どう路ろはのろのろ運うん転てんが続つづいている。
Traffic on the expressway is still crawling along.
〈人ひと〉がのろのろするfor someone to be slow/dawdle
早はやく準じゅん備びしないと、のろのろしていたら遅おくれるよ。
Hurry up and get ready, or if you dawdle like that you'll be late.
〈事こと〉がのろのろ(と)進すすむfor a task/process to progress slowly
工こう事じはのろのろと進すすんでいる。
The construction work is progressing at a sluggish pace.

ゆっくりN5
ゆっくり is a neutral word for 'slowly' or 'at a relaxed pace', while のろのろ emphasizes sluggishness and often carries a negative, annoyed nuance.
もたもた
もたもた describes dawdling or fumbling inefficiency in one's actions, whereas のろのろ focuses on the slow speed of movement itself.
だらだらN2
のろのろ focuses on slow physical movement (like a slow-moving car), while だらだら emphasizes lack of energy or purpose in an activity that drags on too long.
のっそりN1
のろのろ emphasizes slowness itself, often for traffic or progress, while のっそり adds a heavy, lumbering quality to the movement.

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ぐずぐずN1
のろのろ emphasizes slow movement itself, while ぐずぐず adds a nuance of hesitation, reluctance, or lack of decisiveness.
とろとろN1
のろのろ emphasizes slow, plodding movement (often with mild irritation), while とろとろ in its sluggish sense suggests a more relaxed or drowsy lack of energy.
遅ち々ち
のろのろ is a mimetic adverb for sluggish physical movement, whereas 遅々 is abstract and formal, used for stalled processes or developments.
とぼとぼN1
のろのろ emphasizes general slowness in movement or action, while とぼとぼ specifically describes a heavy, weary way of walking.

てきぱきN2
てきぱき describes brisk, efficient action, the opposite of the sluggish slowness expressed by のろのろ.
さっさとN2
のろのろ describes sluggish, dawdling movement, the opposite of the brisk, no-delay action described by さっさと.
どんどんN4
どんどん describes things moving or progressing quickly and steadily, while のろのろ describes sluggish, slow movement or progress.

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ずんずんN1
のろのろ describes slow, sluggish movement, the opposite of ずんずん's fast, steady momentum.
きびきびN2
のろのろ describes slow, sluggish movement, the direct opposite of the brisk, energetic manner described by きびきび.
すっとN3
のろのろ describes slow, sluggish movement, the opposite of すっと's smooth, quick motion.

のんびりN3
のろのろ describes physically slow, sluggish movement (often with negative annoyance), while のんびり describes a relaxed mental attitude regardless of speed.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the sound-symbolic element のろ, which suggests slowness or dullness.