单词 | snail's pace |
释义 | snail's paceSEE SYNONYMS FOR snail's pace ON THESAURUS.COM nounan extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace. Origin of snail's pacelate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby snail's pacesnailfish, snailflower, snail kite, snail mail, snail-paced, snail's pace, snake, snakebird, snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for snail's pacesnail's pace nouna very slow or sluggish speed or rate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with snail's pacesnail's pace A very slow pace, as in They're making progress with testing the new vaccine, but at a snail's pace. [c. 1400] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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