slow-moving

[sloh-moo-ving]

adjective

1. proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slow-moving¹

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

The Hall of Extinction and Hope analogizes manmade climate change and habitat destruction to a slow-moving asteroid that has already obliterated species such as the passenger pigeon, dodo and great auk.

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The slow-moving ride shuttles guests on “doom buggies,” which are seats that travel approximately one mile an hour.

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“She didn’t record it because it sounded like a hit,” says Billy Steinberg, who co-wrote the stark, slow-moving ballad with Tom Kelly.

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Wind speeds are expected to gradually weaken as the storm moves westwards over land but rain will be torrential and slow-moving across the region for several more days.

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It comes as a slow-moving weather front is forecast to stall across parts of Wales and northern England, bringing persistent outbreaks of rain.

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Related Words

• easy 
• gradual 
• heavy 
• lackadaisical 
• leisurely 
• lethargic 
• moderate 
• passive 
• quiet 
• reluctant 
• sluggish 
• stagnant