move slowly
Proceed without haste
To move slowly is to proceed at an unhurried pace, taking more time than usual or expected.
The phrase applies to physical movement—walking, driving, crawling—and to abstract progress: The project is moving slowly due to budget constraints.
It often implies deliberateness, caution, or frustration with delay: Traffic was moving slowly through the construction zone.
- crawlMove slowly, low
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- snail's paceExtremely slow movement
- trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
- plodMove slowly, heavily
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