snail's pace

Example Sentences

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But more than six months after the announcement, the status quo remains undisturbed as the DNC’s Middle East Working Group proceeds at a snail’s pace.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Even when Kok and Leerdam were warming up, gliding by at a snail’s pace compared to skaters during their race, the crowd cheered, the skating stars in acknowledgement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Not that this was snail's pace law-making, far from it.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

That means the economy is not in a technical recession, though it’s expanding at a snail’s pace.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

The queue moved at a snail’s pace; I struck up a conversation with an unemployed man in a dark suit.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane