snail's pace
Example Sentences
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But that process moves at a snail’s pace, if it happens at all.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
If they are, they are doing it at a snail's pace.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
The railway line, China’s flagship infrastructure project in the region, has been snarled by regulatory and other issues and progressed at a snail’s pace during five years of work.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Five days after beating Arizona on its home court, USC was outplaying the Wildcats again with sticky defense and a snail’s pace that favored the Trojans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
But, slowly, as the testimony resumed its snail’s pace, the games and reading material reemerged.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
