slow on the uptake
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It’s expected to cover more than 100 acres and cost about $350 million, a grand ambition for a guy who jokes about being slow on the uptake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
To be fair, a lot of us have been slow on the uptake when it comes to understanding why so many young men seem drawn to the obvious loneliness and disconnection of chronically online lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
It’s no huge surprise that Kevin McCarthy is a little slow on the uptake.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023
So, that the next generations aren’t so slow on the uptake, the latest project from this ultraproductive vegetable grower is a no-dig book for children.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
“Fire is catching, so to speak,” he continues,- as if I’m being slow on the uptake.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
