slow-moving
At a crawl
Slow-moving describes something that moves at a leisurely or sluggish pace.
Traffic can be slow-moving during rush hour.
A slow-moving river meanders gently.
The term often carries implications of tedium or frustration: The slow-moving line at the DMV tested everyone's patience.
Applied to narratives, it suggests a deliberate, unhurried pace that some find meditative and others find dull.
Of frozen rivers
- snail-pacedMoving very slowly
- tortoise-likeResembling a shelled reptile
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- inchingMoving very gradually
lumbering · plodding · dawdling · lagging · ambling · sauntering · trudging · shuffling
Organized and deliberate
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- carefulExercising caution and attention
considered · purposeful · intentional · systematic · cautious · prudent · paced · restrained
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- languidWeak and without vigor
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
fatigued · weary · inert · leaden · lackadaisical · heavy · tired · drained
Proceeding by small additions
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- continuousWithout pause or gap
moderate · sequential · piecemeal · step-by-step · bit-by-bit · protracted · drawn-out · prolonged
glacial
Of frozen rivers
- snail-pacedMoving very slowly
- tortoise-likeResembling a shelled reptile
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
inching · lumbering · plodding · dawdling · lagging · ambling · sauntering · trudging · shuffling · poky
methodical
Organized and deliberate
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- unhurriedTaking one's time
careful · considered · purposeful · intentional · systematic · cautious · prudent · paced · restrained · controlled
sluggish
Slow and inactive
drowsy · fatigued · weary · inert · leaden · lackadaisical · heavy · tired · drained · exhausted
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
continuous · moderate · sequential · piecemeal · step-by-step · bit-by-bit · protracted · drawn-out · prolonged · creeping
calm
Free from agitation
quiet · still · soothing · unruffled · placid · restful · idyllic · meditative · lazy · drifting
- millipedesjointed legs, detritivore, decomposer, spiracles
- tedioustedious, tiresome, wearisome, boring, monotonous
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
slow-movingfast-moving
Traveling at high velocity
fast · high-speed · speedy · rapid · swift
slow-movingfast-paced
Moving or changing quickly
rapid · brisk · swift · accelerated · expeditious
move, slow, moving, motion, movement, movable, immovable, slowness, slowing