slow loading
Patience-testing page fetch
Slow loading describes something—usually a webpage, application, or digital content—that takes a long time to become ready or visible: The site's slow loading drove users away.
The phrase often appears as a compound modifier: a slow-loading video, slow-loading images.
In an era of instant expectations, slow loading tests patience and costs attention.
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- spinning wheelFiber-to-thread device
- buffering iconProgress indicator during delay
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- delayEnforced waiting period
waiting · spinner · frozen · crawling · sluggish · timeout · frustration · progress bar · dial-up · hourglass · stalling · latency · crawl · snail · choppy · unresponsive · connection · bandwidth
- digital annoyancesspam, pop-ups, ads, malware, viruses
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- dark patternsdark patterns, bait and switch, hidden fees, roach motel, misdirection
- latencylatency, delay, lag, ping, response time
- dial-upmodem, 56k, 56k modem, dial tone, busy signal
- playback errorsbuffering, freezing, lag, glitch, stutter
slow loadinglightning-fast
Extremely rapid
instantaneous · snappy · zippy · immediate · real-time
slow loadingseamless
Without visible joins
smooth · efficient · streamlined · frictionless · responsive
slow, loading, slower, slowest, slowly, slowness, slows, slowed, slowing