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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There have been some grumblings that the 2025 song of the summer race is off to a slow start.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Hatton got off to a slow start, carding four birdies and six bogeys for a 2-over in the first round.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The domestic box office continued a trend of getting the year off to a slow start, as January lacked a strong carryover movie from the holiday season or a surprise audience pleaser, renewing fears the industry faces long-term financial woes.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Even after being named an alternate captain this season, Samuelsson got off to a slow start and was at the center of one of the team’s most disappointing moments of the season when nobody stepped in to defend Tage Thompson after a dirty hit from Stefan Noesen.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Hatton got off to a slow start, carding four birdies and six bogeys for a 2-over in the first round.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The domestic box office continued a trend of getting the year off to a slow start, as January lacked a strong carryover movie from the holiday season or a surprise audience pleaser, renewing fears the industry faces long-term financial woes.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Even after being named an alternate captain this season, Samuelsson got off to a slow start and was at the center of one of the team’s most disappointing moments of the season when nobody stepped in to defend Tage Thompson after a dirty hit from Stefan Noesen.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“A slow start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20slow%20start. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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