at a snail’s pace



at a snail’s pace

and at a snail’s gallop
mod. very slowly. Poor old Willy is creeping at a snail’s gallop because his car has a flat tire. The building project is coming along at a snail’s pace.
See also: pace

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Placida-Late Roman, Italian
Aikoah-ee-koJapanese
PerttiPERT-teeFinnish
Sammy['sæmi]
RyderRIE-dərEnglish (Modern)
Katrienkaht-REENDutch