slow-walked; slow-walking; slow-walks
: to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner
They can still slow-walk the confirmation process, though, stretching out the Senate's consideration for each Cabinet-level pick for days, which collectively could strangle business in the chamber for months.—
Tamar Hallerman
Tamar HallermanThe suit claims the university slow-walked a formal complaint filed last December, dragging out the internal investigation until some of the accused male swimmers graduated and could no longer be punished.—Thomas J. Prohaska
Thomas J. Prohaska
slow-walking
noun
The slow-walking of processing asylum claims, and the huge backlog of cases at ports of entry, are only adding to tensions in the region.
—Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
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The coaching staff eschewed a slow-walk start to his NHL season due to the veterans’ inability — including Trent Frederic and Mangiapane — to deliver on McDavid’s line.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
China, the world's largest consumer of soybeans, has built up a glut of supplies after months of aggressive stockpiling, which analysts said allowed Beijing to slow-walk its purchase agreement even as both sides touted improved relations.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Meanwhile, the European Commission slow-walks the release of €140 billion in frozen Russian assets that could improve Ukrainian war prospects.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Despite Israel accusing Hamas of slow-walking the return of bodies, a senior US administration official said the group had not violated the terms of the ceasefire.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
China, the world's largest consumer of soybeans, has built up a glut of supplies after months of aggressive stockpiling, which analysts said allowed Beijing to slow-walk its purchase agreement even as both sides touted improved relations.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Meanwhile, the European Commission slow-walks the release of €140 billion in frozen Russian assets that could improve Ukrainian war prospects.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Despite Israel accusing Hamas of slow-walking the return of bodies, a senior US administration official said the group had not violated the terms of the ceasefire.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Slow-walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-walk. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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