be slow off the mark

to be slow to act or to react to an event or situation The federal government was criticized for being slow off the mark in helping towns hit by the recent hurricane.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sabina	sah-BEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Khanpasha	-	Chechen
Ekaterine	-	Georgian
Cherice	shə-REES	English (Rare)
Oluwafemi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Rasima	-	Arabic