slowness

Example Sentences

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The postal service has faced years of criticism from politicians and the public over the slowness of its letter delivery.

From BBC • May 29, 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

It’s a slowness she’d never had to confront, in a language she doesn’t speak.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Such tool use—notably hand letter-cutting in stone, producing forms like those we see on traditional monuments—stands for “materiality, for slowness, for permanence” in the face of boardroom brainstorming and assembly-line production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Most knew that an officer wasn’t likely to fill out a misbehavior report over slowness to lock in, but they could never be sure.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover