slow growth
Incremental progress only
Slow growth describes a rate of increase or development that is gradual, unhurried, or below expectations.
The phrase appears in economic contexts—slow growth in GDP, a period of slow growth—and in descriptions of organisms, businesses, or movements that expand steadily rather than rapidly.
Slow growth can be undesirable (stagnation) or intentional (sustainable development).
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- bristleconeLong-lived high-altitude pine
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- MethuselahScriptural longevity exemplar
- longevityDuration of existence
latency · ancient trees · tree rings · climate adaptation · drought-tolerant · delayed gratification · nutrient deficiency · glacial retreat · underemployment · limping · developmental delay · inflation · arid climate · withering · drought-resistant · crawling · creeping along · steady pace
- Growth Metricspercent change, year over year, retention rate, churn rate, attrition rate
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
- succulent traitsthick leaves, water storage, drought tolerance, farina, waxy coating
- growthgrow, growing, increase, increasing, expansion
- taigaboreal forest, taiga, spruce, coniferous forest, pine
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
slow growthrecession
Prolonged economic decline
economic collapse · steep decline · negative growth · shrinkage · depression
slow growthboom
Loud deep sound
economic boom · expansion · surge · prosperity · hypergrowth