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
Or consider northern destinations like Quebec City or Tallinn, Estonia, where cold weather and historic architecture create a postcard-perfect backdrop that seems delightfully unhurried.
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
This is an operation that prides itself on an unhurried approach.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In stately, unhurried grandeur, Solomon moved off.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
His pace is thoughtful and unhurried until his dramatic ride down a river in Canada.
—Audiofile Magazine
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
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Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
This is an operation that prides itself on an unhurried approach.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In stately, unhurried grandeur, Solomon moved off.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
His pace is thoughtful and unhurried until his dramatic ride down a river in Canada.
—Audiofile Magazine
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhurried
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhurried
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While the original line was built for industry, pleasure excursions resumed 59 years ago, allowing visitors to experience the same scenic route at a more leisurely pace.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kayaking - While kayaking can be a leisurely activity, strong currents or capsizing can require emergency services, especially in more remote locations like sea caves.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tiles also exhibited hysteresis, which was smaller at slower speeds due to the rubber’s viscoelastic properties, as reported by Nanowerk.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Levi, an electrical engineer who founded MicroKits in 2020, has had to raise prices, slow production and pause plans to launch a new product – Banan-a-Synth – that lets kids turn a bunch of bananas into a kind of keyboard.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Unhurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhurried. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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