slow as molasses in January
Painfully, agonizingly sluggish
Slow as molasses in January describes something or someone moving at an excruciatingly slow pace.
Molasses is thick and viscous; in cold weather it flows even more sluggishly.
The phrase emphasizes frustrating slowness: The permit office moves slow as molasses in January.
Sometimes shortened to slow as molasses.
- slow as a snailExtremely leisurely in movement
- snail's paceExtremely slow movement
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- dragResistance through fluid
- thickHaving great depth
sticky · treacle · snail · crawl · lethargic · slothful · slow poke · dawdle · plod · syrup · tedious · tortoise · winter · dead of winter · glacial · laggardly · snail-paced · lag
slow as molasses in Januarylightning-fast
Extremely rapid
quick as a flash · in the blink of an eye · at breakneck speed · like a bat out of hell · rapid-fire
slow as molasses in Januaryefficient
Productive without waste
streamlined · productive · firing on all cylinders · well-oiled machine · like clockwork
slower, slowest, slowly, slowness, slowed, slowing, molasses, January