snail's pace

noun

: an extremely slow pace

Examples of snail's pace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thursday's cartoons - knockout, snail's pace, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published 2 weeks ago Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. The Week Us, theweek, 30 May 2024 Change and progress is like a frozen snail's pace. Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com, 28 Apr. 2021 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 See all Example Sentences for snail's pace 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snail's pace was in the 15th century

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“Snail's pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snail%27s%20pace. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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