slow lane
Right highway strip
The slow lane is the lane of a highway designated for vehicles traveling at lower speeds, typically the rightmost lane in countries that drive on the right.
Figuratively, being in the slow lane means taking a relaxed or unhurried approach to life or career: After the promotion race, she moved to the slow lane.
Opposite of fast lane.
Taking one's time
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
plodding · dawdling · ambling · meandering · sauntering · moseying · pottering · taking time
Major road for travel
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- mergeCombine into unity
- exit rampRoad leaving a highway
roadwork · speed limit · commute · cruise · carpool · tailgating · trucking · overtake
Cautious about altering customs
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- behindAt the rear
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
unambitious · old-fashioned · traditional · falling back · trailing · lagging · out of step · tortoise
unhurried
Taking one's time
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
steady · plodding · dawdling · ambling · meandering · sauntering · moseying · pottering · taking time · no rush
highway
Major road for travel
exit ramp · roadwork · speed limit · commute · cruise · carpool · tailgating · trucking · overtake · interstate
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- behindAt the rear
left behind · unambitious · old-fashioned · traditional · falling back · trailing · lagging · out of step · tortoise · late adopter
- lanes
- driving slangfloor it, gun it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, peel out
- slow thingssnail, tortoise, turtle, sloth, molasses
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
- speedspeed, quickness, rate, velocity, pace
slow lanefast lane
Leftmost highway section
passing lane · overtaking lane · express lane · left lane · outside lane
slow lanefast lane
Leftmost highway section
fast track · rat race · fast-paced · high-speed · hectic
slow, slowly, lane, slowness, slows, slower, slowest, fast lane