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snail's pace

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noun

an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.

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RELATED WORDS

crawl, creep, footpace

Nearby words

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Origin of snail's pace

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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British Dictionary definitions for snail's pace

snail's pace

noun

a very slow or sluggish speed or rate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with snail's pace

snail's pace

A very slow pace, as in They're making progress with testing the new vaccine, but at a snail's pace. [c. 1400]

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