as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead
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Recent Examples of unhurried
In stately, unhurried grandeur, Solomon moved off.
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Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
The unhurried schedule means time is factored in to stop at sidings for wildlife viewing, at vineyards for wine tastings, and in reserves for game drives.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The two go together: the unhurried, inevitable motion that keeps placing new posts in front of your eyeballs, and the bodies inching forward as if by the turning of a crank.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhurried
Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
The unhurried schedule means time is factored in to stop at sidings for wildlife viewing, at vineyards for wine tastings, and in reserves for game drives.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The two go together: the unhurried, inevitable motion that keeps placing new posts in front of your eyeballs, and the bodies inching forward as if by the turning of a crank.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhurried
Adjective
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The leisurely trips meander along the Snake River, near Grand Teton National Park, for several hours.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Unhurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhurried. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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