poking along
Crawling through time
Poking along means moving slowly, without urgency or haste.
The phrase suggests leisurely, unhurried progress—often frustratingly so to others: We were stuck behind a truck poking along at thirty miles an hour.
Someone poking along may be dawdling, taking their time, or simply in no rush to get anywhere.
- amblingWalking without urgency
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- scenic routeRoad selected for beauty
- Sunday driveLeisurely recreational motoring
taking one's time · plodding · creeping · slow and steady · trudging · shuffling · lollygagging · sauntering · puttering · lingering · moseying · strolling · dilly-dallying · dragging one's feet · lumbering · traffic jam · behind the wheel · tarrying
- dawdlingdawdling, dallying, dilly-dallying, lingering, loitering
poking alongrushing
Rapid forward movement
speeding · racing · flying · zooming · tearing along
poking alonghustling
Hurrying or swindling
hurrying · scrambling · going all out · in a rush · stepping on it