He shuffles his feet and wanders laggardly across the stage.

As it’s always done: by adapting — laggardly, reluctantly at times, but doing what it must.

It’s full of headlong zip-zoom action in keeping with the pace of the game, and yet it seems somehow laggardly.

Faced with criticism of dwindling cultural relevance and a laggardly product compared to other major sports, Major League Baseball introduced a set of new rules this year to speed up games and attract younger fans.

In Australia, a drop in employment figures and remarks from a central bank official about laggardly wages haven’t derailed a buildup of recent market bets on rate hikes beginning next year.