unhurried

adjective

un·hur·ried | \ ˌən-ˈhər-ēd

, -ˈhə-rēd\

Definition of unhurried

: not hurried : leisurely an unhurried pace

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Examples of unhurried in a Sentence

we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead

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The pace of exegesis is at all times unhurried; Mr. Osborne is intent on telling us everything. — Joseph Horowitz, WSJ, "‘Opera as Opera' Review: The Life in a Dead Art Form," 23 Aug. 2018 The communications executive relishes the unhurried, uninterrupted hours her morning routine allows. — Ellen Byron, WSJ, "What’s the Rush? The Power of a Slow Morning," 8 Jan. 2019 Yet such flat and unhurried beginnings are subversions concealing a powerful slyness. — New York Times, "8 New Books We Recommend This Week," 24 May 2018 Then business: Kardashian West went first, explaining the case in her usual unhurried, enunciated cadence. — Jessica Chou, Glamour, "Shawn Holley Will Free You Now," 11 Dec. 2018 To celebrate the occasion, Green’s son, Grant Green Jr. — a guitarist of cool, unhurried disposition, bearing the striking redolence of his father’s style — leads an all-star band at Jazz Standard. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 28 June 2018 Of its 61 rooms, a whopping 30 are suites, lending the hotel an unhurried residential feel. — Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, "A Guide to Spanish Wine Country," 7 Mar. 2018 Bill: Presented promptly upon request at the end of a luncheon that, despite the impression of unhurried leisure, proved to be the speediest of all. — Fox, Town & Country, "A Table for Mr. Fox," 21 Nov. 2012 Rather than mimic Garland’s rousing version, Tanner understated the case at first, taking an unhurried tempo and offering an easy-swing approach to rhythm. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Jeannie Tanner re-imagines classics by Harold Arlen," 2 May 2018

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