a slow start
idiom
: lack of success at first
Despite a slow start at the box office, the movie's popularity has increased steadily.
The team got off to a slow start this season but is playing well now.
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Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images After a slow start to the season, Hamilton looked to get his season going in Baku, aiming for his first potential podium finish with the Scuderia.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
But the Spartans, even amid a slow start to the fall, represent a step up in competition.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Monomoy leads the pack despite a slow start, returning much of the core that made a second straight trip to the final last year.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
But the Spartans, even amid a slow start to the fall, represent a step up in competition.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Monomoy leads the pack despite a slow start, returning much of the core that made a second straight trip to the final last year.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
And now, with so few teams in rebuild mode, attention turns to the start of the season to see which teams get off to a slow start and decide to start liquidating veteran players in an effort toward drafting Gavin McKenna in 2026.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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“A slow start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20slow%20start. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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