as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
we encouraged the dawdlers to pick up the pace
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snail
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Tropical Storm Melissa is meandering through the warm waters of the Caribbean at a snail’s pace, where it’s expected to pick up enough power to develop into a major Category 4 by Tuesday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025 -
But now, conditions are expected to be primed for Tropical Storm Melissa to keep at its snail’s pace.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Dawdler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawdler. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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