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View synonyms for snail's pace
snail's pace
noun
- an extremely slow rate:
The work progresses at a snail's pace.
snail's pace
noun
- a very slow or sluggish speed or rate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snail's pace1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Idioms and Phrases
A very slow pace, as in They're making progress with testing the new vaccine, but at a snail's pace . [c. 1400]Advertisement
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