slow-moving
[sloh-moo-ving]
- proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
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Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
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Examples from the Web for slow-moving
Contemporary Examples
Decades later, in 1974, a slow-moving train derailed, crashing in the same spot but resulting in no deaths or injuries.
But I do think I notice a few differences over time, some subtle movements upon a slow-moving clock.
Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.
Observing the slow-moving procession was akin to watching a tranquil dream float by.
Thom Browne’s Women’s Line Evolves in the Wake of Michelle Obama’s Inaugural EnsembleMisty White Sidell
February 12, 2013
Iron Dome has been successful in shooting down unsophisticated, inaccurate, and slow-moving short-range rockets headed for Israel.
Historical Examples
“Look, Rebby,” she said, pointing in the direction139 of the slow-moving craft.
A Little Maid of Old MaineAlice Turner Curtis
This river is narrow and slow-moving, as there are no heights to give it force.
DenmarkM. Pearson Thomson
Any questions that might have occurred to him were banished from his slow-moving thoughts.
The Watchers of the PlainsRidgewell Cullum
As they are slow-moving creatures, I was able to kill every one of them before they could escape.
Dick OnslowW.H.G. Kingston
And again, with slow-moving white arms she began to semaphore.
Tarrano the ConquerorRaymond King Cummings