snail's pace



snail'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]
See also: pace

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Miyakomee-yah-koJapanese
Sher-Urdu, Pashto
Auden['ɔ:dn]
Chandler['tʃa:ndlə]
Yonah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sarah['seirə]