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

Everything slowed to a snail's pace and the backlog exploded.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 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

They moved along at a snail's pace, the mud dragging at their boots.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda