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snail's pace
noun as in slow pace
Example Sentences
“Why am I stalling? Why are you stalling? You’re moving at a snail’s pace!”
Her waddling gait was a snail’s pace compared to the ostrich’s swift departure, but for Mrs. Clarke it was remarkably quick.
The old coachman grunted in annoyance and spoke at a snail’s pace.
“Russia simply does not have the wherewithal to fully subjugate Ukraine by force. Yes, they are winding forward on the battlefield, but at a snail’s pace and horrendous cost, and Putin’s army is still far short of its original invasion objectives,” said Moore.
If they are, they are doing it at a snail's pace.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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