slow-going

ADJECTIVE

slow

Synonyms

WEAK

apathetic crawling creeping dawdling delaying deliberate dilatory disinclined dreamy drowsy easy gradual heavy idle imperceptible inactive indolent inert lackadaisical laggard lagging leaden leisurely lethargic listless loitering measured moderate negligent passive phlegmatic plodding ponderous postponing procrastinating quiet reluctant remiss slack sleepy slothful slow-footed slow-moving slow-paced sluggish snaillike stagnant supine tardy torpid tortoiselike

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slow-going

The investigation of the multistate outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce is expected to be slow-going, Wade Syers, a food safety and security expert at Michigan State University, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

That process has been slow-going, however, and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

But for the average viewer, it may prove as slow-going as the last decade or so in the waning mission the film spotlights: the more than 45-year-old NASA-funded Voyager program.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023

Progress on the project has been slow-going, he acknowledged.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

It was slow-going at first, but I was determined to feed us.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

slow-going

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