slow-going
Example Sentences
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That process has been slow-going, however, and the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Progress on the project has been slow-going, he acknowledged.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Although this well-acted film, which was Israel’s official submission for the 2022 international film Oscar, is a bit slow-going, it presents a timely, pointed, at times cleverly satirical snapshot of Israeli-Palestinian relations.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
They are targeting Slovyansk, a strategically key city near the region’s western border, but the effort is slow-going.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
It was slow-going at first, but I was determined to feed us.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
