slowness
Americannoun
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the slow rate of movement of something; lack of speed or rapidity.
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lack of intelligence; poor ability to perceive, understand, realize, etc.; dullness.
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lack of activity or energy; the quality of not being busy; slackness.
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the quality of being unexciting or uninteresting; boring or draggy quality.
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the quality of being gradual, deliberate, or unhurried.
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the fact or state of falling behind the standard time, as of a clock.
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Royal Mail, which is a separate from the Post Office, has faced years of criticism from politicians and the public over the slowness of its letter delivery.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The company’s revised guidance was legitimately terrible, indicating that the slowness of the rollout surprised them as well, and will drag on.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
“Henry Ford Hospital” from 1932 offers an unsparing look at the artist following a miscarriage, in which blood vessels fan out like ribbons and objects like snails hint at the slowness of her recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
It is the gift of this slowness and attention that she wishes to impart to anyone who passes by the Toast window and accepts her invitation to share a picnic blanket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The five of them had savored it, made a game of eating it with excruciating slowness, knowing it was the last cake they would ever taste.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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