slow on the uptake
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To be fair, a lot of us have been slow on the uptake when it comes to understanding why so many young men seem drawn to the obvious loneliness and disconnection of chronically online lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
It’s no huge surprise that Kevin McCarthy is a little slow on the uptake.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023
So, that the next generations aren’t so slow on the uptake, the latest project from this ultraproductive vegetable grower is a no-dig book for children.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
As the action accelerates, Marsac — at times a bit slow on the uptake — keeps wondering about the capricious, headstrong and infuriating Mademoiselle de la Vire.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021
“Fire is catching, so to speak,” he continues,- as if I’m being slow on the uptake.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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