slow-walked; slow-walking; slow-walks
: to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner
They can still slow-walk the confirmation process, though, stretching out the Senate's consideration for each Cabinet-level pick for days, which collectively could strangle business in the chamber for months.—
Tamar Hallerman
Tamar HallermanThe suit claims the university slow-walked a formal complaint filed last December, dragging out the internal investigation until some of the accused male swimmers graduated and could no longer be punished.—Thomas J. Prohaska
Thomas J. Prohaska
slow-walking
noun
The slow-walking of processing asylum claims, and the huge backlog of cases at ports of entry, are only adding to tensions in the region.
—Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
Examples of slow-walk in a Sentence
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In February, lawyers for the LA Alliance asked Carter to sanction the city for slow-walking its promises.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Davidson also testified to believing Cohen was slow-walking the payout, a suspicion Cohen confirmed on the stand.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 May 2024
Despite growing demands from some savvy transportation advocates, VTA, an organization with a history of public deceit, is once again slow-walking transparency.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
The pair then were seen slow-walking to the stage as Em asked what the plan was.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
As the Senate continues to slow-walk the legislation, House Minority Minority Leader Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat, has filed her own bill to renew the taxes.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Some lawyers accuse prosecutors of slow-walking cases against veterans in hopes that the local outcry will quiet.
—Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Local governments can attract a billion dollars in foreign investments and then slow-walk approvals for those very projects.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
In the Senate, unanimity will be required to move the legislation along quickly, since one senator has the power to slow-walk the path to passage.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Davidson also testified to believing Cohen was slow-walking the payout, a suspicion Cohen confirmed on the stand.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 May 2024
Despite growing demands from some savvy transportation advocates, VTA, an organization with a history of public deceit, is once again slow-walking transparency.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
The pair then were seen slow-walking to the stage as Em asked what the plan was.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
As the Senate continues to slow-walk the legislation, House Minority Minority Leader Crystal Quade, a Springfield Democrat, has filed her own bill to renew the taxes.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Some lawyers accuse prosecutors of slow-walking cases against veterans in hopes that the local outcry will quiet.
—Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Local governments can attract a billion dollars in foreign investments and then slow-walk approvals for those very projects.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
In the Senate, unanimity will be required to move the legislation along quickly, since one senator has the power to slow-walk the path to passage.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Slow-walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-walk. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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