slow-moving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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“The past 24 hours have been a reminder that crude is currently trading the headline probability tree more than the slow-moving balance,” Gelber & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Last week's protests grew from slow-moving convoys on motorways and restricted access to Dublin's busiest streets, to a part blockade of Ireland's only oil refinery and restricted access to at least two other fuel depots.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
The slow-moving convoy was on the road for more than four hours, but Hegarty said that instead of holding the protest during rush hour, it started at 19:00 local time to minimise disruption.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Together, the imaging and tissue data confirmed that the slow-moving fluid observed on MRI was traveling through lymphatic vessels, not blood vessels, directly linking the scans to biological evidence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
I wasn’t ’bout to make however much time I had left living be a slow-moving train wreck.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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