slow lane
noun
1
: a section of a highway for cars that are traveling at slower speeds
2
: a situation in which someone or something is not advancing as quickly as others or is not as successful as others
His career is still stuck in the slow lane.
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Last year's viewers got a chance to see Matthew McConaughey, Charli xcx and Martha Stewart appear in a series of ads for Uber Eats, Shania Twain play a singing tongue for Coffee-Mate and even Vin Diesel indulge in the slow lane for Häagen-Dazs.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The slow lane was reopened just before 8 a.m., and all lanes were back open after 10:30 a.m.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Approved in California back in 2007, motorists in the slow lane on the freeway, if an emergency vehicle is on the shoulder, must slide over a lane; if not prudent to do so, then the motorist must slow down.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
Caltrans estimated the slow lane and on ramp would reopen by noon.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The vehicle, which was traveling north in the fast lane, according to police, made an unsafe turn into the slow lane before exiting the roadway and going down a steep embankment early in the morning on Tuesday, Aug. 5, the outlets reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But the track star is now exploring life in the slow lane.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
These areas and their surroundings will experience partial or full closures on Sunday from approximately 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the westbound slow lane of Rio Salado Parkway, which will remain closed between Ash Avenue and Priest Drive until midnight.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The slow lane was reopened just before 8 a.m., and all lanes were back open after 10:30 a.m.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Approved in California back in 2007, motorists in the slow lane on the freeway, if an emergency vehicle is on the shoulder, must slide over a lane; if not prudent to do so, then the motorist must slow down.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
Caltrans estimated the slow lane and on ramp would reopen by noon.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The vehicle, which was traveling north in the fast lane, according to police, made an unsafe turn into the slow lane before exiting the roadway and going down a steep embankment early in the morning on Tuesday, Aug. 5, the outlets reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But the track star is now exploring life in the slow lane.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
These areas and their surroundings will experience partial or full closures on Sunday from approximately 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the westbound slow lane of Rio Salado Parkway, which will remain closed between Ash Avenue and Priest Drive until midnight.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Slow lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow%20lane. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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