slow-moving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
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Sorkin’s film highlights the conflict between slow-moving reporting and the light-speed pace of modern culture, a velocity enhanced by the very tech the film has in its crosshairs.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The bond market is typically heavily influenced by slow-moving macroeconomic trends, LeBas pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The slow-moving storm is fuelling up on extremely warm waters caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon and is the season's third category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But there is a slow-moving threat, and it comes from China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was obvious to me then that he had never belonged in Stamps, and less to the slow-moving, slow-thinking Johnson family.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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