slow as molasses in January



*slow as molasses in January

 and slower than molasses in January
very slow-moving. (*Also: as ~.) Can't you get dressed any faster? I declare, you're as slow as molasses in January. The traffic on the way to the concert was slower than molasses in January.
See also: January, molasses, slow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yeriyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Varvaravahr-VAH-rah (Russian)Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Branislava-Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Grimm[grim]
Friduric-Ancient Germanic
Antinancoan-tee-NAWN-koNative American, Mapuche