# forslow

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.
2. To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.
3. To be slow or dilatory; loiter.

## Etymology
From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forslow