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

I have no idea why on days one, two, three or four we see the game played at a snail's pace.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Disaster was averted thanks to a defense that stiffened and an offense that started moving the ball at something beyond a snail’s pace.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

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

He fixed his gaze upon a white sunshade that was advancing at snail’s pace from the beach.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin