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
Iezekiel	-	Biblical Greek
Gunvor	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tilo	-	German
Ioab	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Radka	-	Czech, Bulgarian
Harmony	HAHR-mə-nee	English