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at a snail's pace |
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at a snail's pace very slowly. The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a snail's pace. See also: pace at a snail's pace very slowly. The action moves at a snail's pace in this film, as if all the characters were asleep. Etymology: from the fact that a snail (= a small animal with a round shell) moves very slowly See also: pace |
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When they reached the village, the Hazel-nut child left off pricking the horse, and the poor tired creature pursued its way at a snail's pace. This caused additional delay; after which they continued to crawl forward at a snail's pace. We were flying at a snail's pace but a few feet above the ground--literally feeling our way along through the darkness, for both moons had set, and the night was black with the clouds that are to be found only at Mars's two extremities. |
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at a snail's pace
