slow going
idiom
: a situation in which progress is slow
It's been slow going so far, but the project should speed up soon.
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The work can be slow going: After stopping at more than 40 homes that morning, Jackson and Diaz had ultimately completed two assessments with residents.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
The work is slow going because many of the 20 individuals who died under or shortly after leaving Becquer’s care were cremated or buried without autopsies or their bodies were donated to science before the investigation started.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
Highway Robbery The winding road through the mountains of Sonora made for slow going.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2024
Alongside Archer, other electric vertical takeoff and landing companies hope to eventually win full FAA approval, but that process is slow going.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 June 2024
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
The work is slow going because many of the 20 individuals who died under or shortly after leaving Becquer’s care were cremated or buried without autopsies or their bodies were donated to science before the investigation started.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
Highway Robbery The winding road through the mountains of Sonora made for slow going.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2024
Alongside Archer, other electric vertical takeoff and landing companies hope to eventually win full FAA approval, but that process is slow going.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 June 2024
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“Slow going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow%20going. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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