snail's pace

noun

: an extremely slow pace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

But that opportunity does not come from most brick-and-mortar banks, which have been increasing their savings account rates at a snail's pace. —Ken Tumin, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2022

That upended pre-pandemic trends, in which chains were taking a little bit of share from independents, but at a snail's pace. —Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022

Sparty needs to run to generate most of their offense, but Davidson plays at a snail's pace, 304th in adjusted tempo and are top 10 in transition defense. —Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2022

While the global vaccination program continues at a snail's pace, public health experts are encouraging other mitigation strategies be used slow the spread of the virus and thus reduce the risk of new variants appearing. —Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Aug. 2021

Unfortunately, the traffic was bumper to bumper and crawling at a snail's pace. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021

The snail's pace delivery of the rental assistance has put many renters at risk of losing their homes, said Ingrid Gould Ellen, a New York University professor who has studied emergency rental assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. —USA Today, 15 Aug. 2021

Instead, the auditors have moved as a snail's pace and had to shut down Thursday after counting about 500,000 ballots. —Bob Christie, ajc, 16 May 2021

Instead, the auditors have moved as a snail's pace and had to shut down Thursday after counting about 500,000 ballots. —Bob Christie, ajc, 16 May 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above