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SLOW
- AT A SNAIL'S PACE
- BY AND BY
- eventually, ultimately, finally, in the end, one
day, some day, sooner or later, in time, in a
while, in the long run, in the fullness of time,
in time to come, at length, in the future, in
due course, over the long haul
- as time passes: you'll feel better by and by
- eventually, ultimately, finally, in the end, one
day, some day, sooner or later, in time, in a
while, in the long run, in the fullness of time,
in time to come, at length, in the future, in
due course, over the long haul
- DALLY
- act or move slowly: workers were loafing, dallying, or goofing off
- act or move slowly: workers were loafing, dallying, or goofing off
- DRIFT
- (of a person) walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually: people began to drift away
- move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or
condition: I was drifting off to sleep
- be carried slowly by a current of air or water: the cabin cruiser
started to drift downstream
- (of a person) walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually: people began to drift away
- DELIBERATELY
- consciously and intentionally; on purpose: the fire was started deliberately
- in a careful and unhurried way: slowly and deliberately he rose from the armchair
- consciously and intentionally; on purpose: the fire was started deliberately
- FLOAT
- (float about/around) (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate:
- move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift:
clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky
- (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind:
the advice his father had given him floated into his
mind
- (float about/around) (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate:
- EASY DOES IT
- used especially in spoken English to advise
someone to approach a task carefully and
slowly. Easy, easy does it, not too much, just
a little bit more.
- used especially in spoken English to advise
someone to approach a task carefully and
slowly. Easy, easy does it, not too much, just
a little bit more.
- GRADUAL
- taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees: the gradual introduction of new methods
- taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees: the gradual introduction of new methods
- INCH BY INCH
- gradually; bit by bit: inch by inch he crept along the wall
- gradually; bit by bit: inch by inch he crept along the wall
- LAG
- fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others: they stopped to
wait for one of the children who was lagging behind
- fall behind in movement, progress, or development; not keep pace with another or others: they stopped to
wait for one of the children who was lagging behind
- ROLLING
- moving by turning over and over on an axis: a rolling ball
Annotations:
- AXIS - OŚ
- done or happening in a steady and continuous way: a
rolling program of reforms
- moving by turning over and over on an axis: a rolling ball
- NUDGE
- prod (someone) gently, typically with one’s elbow, in order to draw
their attention to something: people were nudging each other and
pointing at me
- touch or push (something) gently or gradually: the canoe nudged a bank of reeds
- approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely: both men were nudging fifty
- prod (someone) gently, typically with one’s elbow, in order to draw
their attention to something: people were nudging each other and
pointing at me
- POKY
- annoyingly slow or dull: his poky old horse I
slept through his poky sermons
- (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and
cramped: five of us shared the poky little room
- annoyingly slow or dull: his poky old horse I
slept through his poky sermons
- SIDLE
- creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide, steal, edge, inch, move furtively
- walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely: I sidled up to her
- creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide, steal, edge, inch, move furtively
- SLACK
- loose: a slack rope
- slow or sluggish: they were working at a slack pace
- loose: a slack rope
- SLUGGISH
- slow-moving or inactive: a sluggish stream
- lacking energy or alertness: Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish
- slow to respond or make progress: the car had been sluggish all morning
- slow-moving or inactive: a sluggish stream
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