The problems have 'retarded' the progress of the program.
mentally 'retarded'
(..) for sending him off the Mile. I'll chew that food when I have to. Right now I wanna hear about this new inmate. Aside from how big he is, okay? Monstrous big. Damn. Oh, he seems meek enough. - Is he retarded, you figure? PAUL: Mm-hmm. Looks like they sent us an imbecile to execute. Imbecile or not, (..)1999 The Green Mile