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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But the track star is now exploring life in the slow lane.
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Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The Fastest Hiring Tech Firms May Surprise You Not every tech company is stuck in the slow lane.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But Japanese firms' focus on hybrids has left them in the slow lane in meeting the growing appetite for purely electric vehicles.
—CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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
If Newton’s return from second foot surgery in 2024 stays in the slow lane, Mathis could land on the right side of the roster bubble and away from the trade market.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
The lowest-energy state is the slow lane, and there is an eastbound and a westbound slow lane.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Life in the slow lane: field metabolic rate and prey consumption rate of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) modelled using archival biologgers
Worldwildlife.org.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Those certainties, along with money issues and the human tendency to kick problems down the road, may have kept efforts to resolve the issue in the slow lane over the years.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The Fastest Hiring Tech Firms May Surprise You Not every tech company is stuck in the slow lane.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But Japanese firms' focus on hybrids has left them in the slow lane in meeting the growing appetite for purely electric vehicles.
—CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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
If Newton’s return from second foot surgery in 2024 stays in the slow lane, Mathis could land on the right side of the roster bubble and away from the trade market.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
The lowest-energy state is the slow lane, and there is an eastbound and a westbound slow lane.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Life in the slow lane: field metabolic rate and prey consumption rate of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) modelled using archival biologgers
Worldwildlife.org.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Those certainties, along with money issues and the human tendency to kick problems down the road, may have kept efforts to resolve the issue in the slow lane over the years.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Slow lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow%20lane. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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