1. people who deliberately delay, obstruct, or resist progress or action; those who move slowly or reluctantly
Usage: plural form; informal; often used in business or organizational contexts

Examples

• The footdraggers on the committee prevented the new policy from being implemented quickly.
• Management identified the footdraggers who were slowing down the project.
• Despite the footdraggers' resistance, the company moved forward with the merger.
• The team's footdraggers complained about every proposed change.
• We need to address the footdraggers if we want to meet our deadline.
• Some footdraggers in the department refused to adopt the new software system.