slow spot
Britishnoun
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Ondrasik struck up a friendship with Hershiser after the pitcher-turner-color-analyst began singing some of his hit songs during a slow spot in a Dodgers broadcast.
From Los Angeles Times
As for the previous annoyance about being perceived as a warm-up for the Masters, time has shown that the Players probably got more net attention in March than in early May, which is part of a relatively slow spot on the tour, and which frames the Players as a continuum between stops like Charlotte and Dallas rather than being the pinnacle of the Florida swing.
From Golf Digest
For the second year in a row, a Formula One driver hitting a slow spot in his career has found his reputation embellished by success in a different series, with victory in one of the world’s “Triple Crown” of greatest car races: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Monaco Grand Prix or the Indianapolis 500.
From New York Times
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