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
And Rose City Band’s Sol y Sombra quietly became my unofficial drive-time gospel this year, all JJ Cale ease and those honeyed, unhurried guitar tones that glide with a faint Lou Reed New Sensations swagger.
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Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The lovingly restored 19th-century estate, brought back to life by husband-and-wife owners David and Judith Rinella, feels delightfully unhurried.
—Sarah Bisacca, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
As day turns to night, the Barceloneta waterfront stays blissfully unhurried, with room on the sand and cava in hand.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Patience was growing thin and management seemed unhurried.
—Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The lovingly restored 19th-century estate, brought back to life by husband-and-wife owners David and Judith Rinella, feels delightfully unhurried.
—Sarah Bisacca, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
As day turns to night, the Barceloneta waterfront stays blissfully unhurried, with room on the sand and cava in hand.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
Patience was growing thin and management seemed unhurried.
—Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhurried
Adjective
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Other advantages include the leisurely pace, the excellent service on board, and the quality of the food and wine served.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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New research suggests that light daily movement, such as gentle stretching, a leisurely stroll, or easy household chores like vacuuming are linked to a lower risk of death in people with these overlapping conditions, called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Traditional humanoid robots depend heavily on data collected by human operators, which is slow and expensive.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her days were slow and intentional.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Unhurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhurried. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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