snail-paced
Moving incredibly slowly
Snail-paced means extremely slow, moving at the speed of a snail: The snail-paced bureaucracy took months to process the application.
The term emphasizes frustrating slowness, whether describing traffic, progress, or any process that crawls forward.
Reform has been snail-paced at best.
Slow and inactive
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- snaillikeResembling a mollusk's pace
lumbering · dawdling · laggard · tardy · poky · torpid · glacial · inching
Unchangingly dull
- boringFailing to engage interest
- drearyDull and depressing
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
laborious · plodding · dragging · interminable · drawn-out · protracted · prolonged · never-ending
Done without urgency
- relaxedFree of stress
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
placid · serene · peaceful · gentle · mellow · patient · restful · calm
Showing extreme attention to detail
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
painstaking · measured · precise · scrupulous · conscientious · rigorous · detailed · exacting
sluggish
Slow and inactive
snaillike · lumbering · dawdling · laggard · tardy · poky · torpid · glacial · inching · trudging
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
tiresome · laborious · plodding · dragging · interminable · drawn-out · protracted · prolonged · never-ending · endless
leisurely
Done without urgency
laid-back · placid · serene · peaceful · gentle · mellow · patient · restful · calm · unrushed
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
deliberate · painstaking · measured · precise · scrupulous · conscientious · rigorous · detailed · exacting · punctilious