snail-paced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of snail-paced
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The Gators like to get out in the fast break, but Iowa countered with a snail-paced offense style of any team in the nation this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Locked out baseball players plan to make a counteroffer to management on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal when the snail-paced negotiations resumed following a 42-day break.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2022
There are just 20 days left in Georgia’s snail-paced special election* for Congress, with Democrat Jon Ossoff still seen as a slight favorite over Republican Karen Handel.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2017
I abandoned the fast-paced world of social media and slunk back to the comparatively snail-paced, contemplative life of the writer.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2015
Think what a comparatively short distance meant then, with snail-paced precarious mails, and the only means of communication horses by land, and sailing ships by sea.
From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Richard Le Gallienne
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